Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Blue buds open into lavender blooms
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Griffith J. Buck, 1983
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: ((Soir d'Automne x Music Maker) x Solitude) X ((Mainzer Fastnacht x Tom Brown) x Autumn Dusk)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Blue Skies'
  • 'BUCblu'
  • 'Buckblu'

Common names
  • Rose

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Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Apr 13, 2014 1:07 PM concerning plant:
    The beautiful blooms of this Buck rose start out as almost blue buds, which open into mauve blossoms with a hint of blue, gradually fading to lavender and, finally, to a lovely shell pink with hints of gray. The rose is highly fragrant and is more resistant to black spot than most of the other Buck roses in my zone 9 garden.
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Sep 29, 2011 3:29 PM concerning plant:
    Will see if survives zone 5 CO winters

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