'Prairie Star' Rose

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'Prairie Star' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

42 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light yellow Shrub.
Registration name: Prairie Star

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1975).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Yellow, pink undertones. Flowers pale chrome-yellow, tinted pink. Moderate, fruity, green apple fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, upright. Dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 4' (120cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Tickled Pink (hybrid tea, Lammerts 1963) × Prairie Princess

Notes:

'Prairie Star' and 'Barn Dance' are siblings
Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Prairie Star has cupped, yellow tinted pink flowers that appear in clusters of 1 to 15.

Sam Kedem says this rose is certain to win trophies.