NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS OF EARTHKIND ROSES
CULTIVAR DESCRIPTIONS FOR TRIAL SITE COORDINATORS
Prepared by Dr. Steve George
September 23, 2005
AMIGA MIA
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1978
Plant type: Shrub-grandiflora
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Soft rose pink
Blossom type: Double (30 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 - 5 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3 feet x 3 feet
APRIL MOON
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1984
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Ivory blushed with yellow
Blossom type: Double (28 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3 feet x 3 feet
BARN DANCE
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1975
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Salmon pink
Blossom type: Double (23 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3 - 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3 feet x 3 feet
BELINDA’S DREAM
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Robert Basye
Year introduced: 1992
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Medium pink
Blossom type: Very double (114 petals)
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 5 feet x 5 feet
BLUSHING KNOCK OUT
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5 - southern limit not yet determined
Year introduced: 2004
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Not fragrant
Blossom color: Light pink
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 6 feet x 6 feet
Note: New foliage is most attractive against the light pink blossoms
CAREFREE BEAUTY
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1977
Plant type: Shrub-floribunda
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Rose pink
Blossom type: Semi-double (15 - 20 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 5 feet x 5 feet
Notes: - Produces orange hips
- Also known as ‘Katy Road Pink’
CAREFREE WONDER
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Meilland
Year introduced: 1990
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Pink with white eye, creme reverse
Blossom type: Double (26 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3.5 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 3 feet
Note: Produces bright orange hips
CHUCKLES
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Year introduced: 1958
Plant type: Floribunda
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Deep pink
Blossom type: Single (11 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
COUNTRY DANCER
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1973
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Deep pink
Blossom type: Double (20 - 25 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
Note: Few thorns
DUBLIN BAY
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: Winter hardy as a large shrub to Zone 4 and as a climber to
Zone 5, southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: McGredy
Year introduced: 1975
Plant type: Large-flowered climber
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Blossom color: Medium red
Blossom type: Double (25 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3 - 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): - As a climber: 10 feet x 5 feet
- As a shrub: 8 feet x 6 feet
Note: Excellent for a pillar or trellis
EARTH SONG
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1975
Plant type: Grandiflora
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Deep rose pink
Blossom type: Double (25 - 30 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
FLORA DORA
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3 - southern limit not yet determined
Year introduced: 1994
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Lightly fragrant
Blossom color: Medium red
Blossom type: Double (24 petals)
Blossom diameter: 2.5 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3 feet x 3 feet
FOLKSINGER
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1985
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Yellow blend
Blossom type: Double (28 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
KNOCK OUT
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Radler
Year introduced: 2000
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Little to no fragrance
Blossom color: Red blend
Blossom type: Single (5 - 7 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 6 feet x 6 feet
Note: Tolerates some dappled shade
NEW DAWN
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dreer
Year introduced: 1930
Plant type: Large-flowered climber
Frequency of blooming: Blooms in spring and again in fall
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Blush pink
Blossom type: Very double (35-40 petals)
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 15 - 20 feet in height
Notes: - Holds plant patent number 1 (i.e. was the first plant to be patented in the United States)
- Tolerates some dappled shade
PEARLIE MAE
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1981
Plant type: Grandiflora
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Apricot blend
Blossom type: Double (35 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 - 5 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
Note: Named after entertainer Pearl Bailey
PENELOPE
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Pemberton
Year introduced: 1924
Plant type: Hybrid musk
Frequency of blooming: Blooms in spring and again in fall
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Blossom color: Light pink
Blossom type: Semi-double
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 5 feet x 6 feet
Notes: - Produces salmon-pink hips
- Tolerates some dappled shade
- Few thorns
- Can be used as a mannerly climber to adorn fences, pillars, etc.
PINK KNOCK OUT
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5 - southern limit not yet determined
Year introduced: 2004
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Not fragrant
Blossom color: Medium pink
Blossom type: Single
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 6 feet x 6 feet
Note: Tolerates some dappled shade
POLONAISE
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1984
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Lightly fragrant
Blossom color: Deep pink to red
Blossom type: Very double (43 petals)
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
PRAIRIE BREEZE
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1978
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Mauve
Blossom type: Double (25 petals)
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3.5 feet x 3.5 feet
Note: Produces orange-red hips
PRAIRIE HARVEST
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1985
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Light yellow
Blossom type: Very double (43 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 - 5 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
PRAIRIE PRINCESS
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1972
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Lightly fragrant
Blossom color: Orange-pink
Blossom type: Semi-double (12 - 16 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 6 feet x 4 feet
Note: Can be used as a mannerly climber
PRINCESS VERONA
QUIETNESS
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 2003
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Very fragrant
Blossom color: Light pink
Blossom type: Very double
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 4 feet x 4 feet
Note: Named by Pat Henry (Roses Unlimited in Laurens, South Carolina) the morning after
September 11th; she chose the name to honor Dr. Buck because he was a quiet and very
gentlemanly person.
SEA FOAM
SEMINOLE WIND
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Kordes
Year introduced: 1977
Plant type: Large-flowered climber
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Fragrant
Blossom color: Coral pink
Blossom type: Very double (142 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 8 feet x 5 feet
Note: Also known as ‘Rosarium Uetersen’ [Uetersen is pronounced “WEET er sin”]
SQUARE DANCER
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1973
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Deep pink
Blossom type: Very double (50 - 60 petals)
Blossom diameter: 3.5 - 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3.5 feet x 3.5 feet
SUMMER WIND
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4b - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1975
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Orange-pink
Blossom type: Single
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 5 feet x 5 feet
Notes: - Tolerates some dappled shade
- Produces hips
THE FAIRY
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Bentall
Year introduced: 1932
Plant type: Polyantha
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Little or no fragrance
Blossom color: Light pink
Blossom type: Double (20 - 25 petals)
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3 feet x 4 feet
WINTER SUNSET
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4 - southern limit not yet determined
Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith Buck
Year introduced: 1997
Plant type: Shrub
Frequency of blooming: Repeat blooming
Fragrance: Moderately fragrant
Blossom color: Yellow blend with orange base
Blossom type: Double (26 - 40 petals)
Blossom diameter: 4 inches
Size of plant at maturity (height x width): 3.5 feet x 3.5 feet