Data specific to Roses (Edit)
| Bloom size: |
Large: 4-5"
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| Petal count: |
full: 26-40 petals
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| Rose bloom color: |
Yellow blend
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| Rebloom: |
Good
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| Class: |
Shrub
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| Extra Color Info: |
Yellow-apricot blend |
| Growth Habit: |
Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: |
Strong
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| Hybridizer & year: |
Dr. Griffith J. Buck, 1985 |
| Optimal growing zones: |
USDA zone 4 and warmer |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
4-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3-4 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Yellow
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Summer
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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| Parentage: |
Carefree Beauty x Sunsprite |
- 'Folksinger'
- 'Folk Singer'
Posted by
Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 10, 2013 11:21 PM concerning plant:
Noted by
Antique Rose Emporium:
"A Griffith Buck rose of exceptional cold hardiness, this rose also has fragrance, repeat bloom and disease resistance. The showy yellow/peach colored double flowers are numerous on a four foot, compact shrub."
Posted by
zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 9, 2019 1:27 AM concerning plant:
I have three of these rose bushes in my garden, but not by choice. Three different mail-order nurseries sent me 'Folksinger' when I ordered other Buck roses. I can only assume there's a surplus of these roses in commerce. It wouldn't be surprising because this is a large and vigorous shrub that grows well on its own roots, so most cuttings of it would probably thrive, whereas the cuttings of other Buck roses might be less viable.
All three are among the tallest of the Buck roses in my garden and they have an attractive habit, but their blooms are of a ho-hum color and a ho-hum shape, so they're strictly background plants. They also have virtually no disease resistance. In particular, they're plagued with black spot, just as all of the Buck roses in my garden are.
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