Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Pompon
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Extra Bloom Info: Medium, very full, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid musk
Extra Color Info: Yellow and orange shading
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 6-10 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Bentall, 1939
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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: Up to 10 feet
Plant Spread: Up to 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot blend
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: William Allen Richardson x unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hybrid Musk Rose
  • Rose

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Location: Hammond, Louisiana
Date: 2022-05-13
In mostly shade
Location: Historic Rose Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-15
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-09-25
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: My garden
Date: May 2022
Photo by Mike
Location: My garden
Photo by DianeSeeds
Location: My Mom’s garden
Location: Hotelholman/Normaltown 
Buff Beauty
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: Historic Rose Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-18
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2007-06-02
Location: Sacramento State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden
Date: 2014-04-18
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: 2022-05-14
Location: my garden
Date: Summer 2010
Rosa 'Buff Beauty' in a shady cottage garden with thalictrum, fox
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2005-08-19
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

In my Mom's garden
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2013-04-30

Date: 2015-05-17
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-05-19
Location: Hotelholman/Normaltown
Location: In my garden. Poland.

At Alnwick Garden

In my Mom's garden
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 5, 2008
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: July 31, 2008
Photo by Mike

credit: Cillas
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09

In my Mom's garden

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
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Comments:
  • Posted by Hotelholmangmailco (Athens, Georgia 30606) on May 29, 2023 3:11 PM concerning plant:
    Buff Beauty and Dr. W. VanFleet were my first two "antique" roses and I have never regretted the choice!
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 10, 2013 8:11 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "The Noisette heritage of this charming rose shows up in both the fragrance and the larger, very double flowers of rich, muted apricot. Dark red new shoots are characteristic of this versatile plant, which can be grown as a low, spreading shrub or as the perfect pillar rose. ‘Buff Beauty’ improves its floral display with each year. If grown as a climber, this rose will reach 8 to 10 feet."
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That is gorgeous! by SongofJoy Apr 16, 2014 3:27 PM 5

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