'Butterball' Rose

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'Butterball' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Shrub.
Registration name: Butterball

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Frank Leith Skinner (Canada, 1950).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Light yellow. 5 petals. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 6' (185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 8b. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Notes:

Grown in Alaska. The ploidy information was supplied by David Zlesak in March 2008, as reported on the Rose Hybridizers Forum.