'Prairie Sunrise' Rose

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'Prairie Sunrise' rose Description

My HMF:

'Prairie Sunrise (Shrub, Buck, 1992)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, before 1992).
Introduced in United States by Sam Kedem Nursery & Garden Historic Archive (business is closed) in 1997 as 'Prairie Sunrise'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Strong fragrance. 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, quartered, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Friesia (floribunda, Kordes 1973) × Freckle Face (shrub, Buck, 1976)

Notes:

Sam Kedem says that in the quest for a Century Rose, this one is a runner-up.