The following in bolded text are Buck roses that I am working with:.
'Allamand-Ho!', S/Gr, pb, 1984, ARS %; ('Hawkeye Bell' x 'Prairie Star') x 'Iobelle'; Bud ovoid; flowers pink and yellow blend, petals edged ruby red, color intensifying and spreading with age, double (38 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms in clusters of 1-6; sweet fragrance; foliage dark, leathery, semi-glossy; awl-like, red-brown prickles; erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Amiga Mia', S, mp, 1978, ARS 7.3; ('Queen Elizabeth' x 'Prairie Princess'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers empire-rose, double (30 petals), high-centered, large (4-5"); fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; vigorous, upright bushy growth.
'Applejack', S, pb, 1973, ARS 8.6; ('Josef Rothmund' x R. laxa 'Retzius'); Bud small, long, pointed, ovoid; flowers neyron rose, stippled crimson, semi-double, large; very fragrant; foliage leathery; vigorous, upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'April Moon', S, my, 1984, ARS ?; 'Serendipity' x ('Tickled Pink' x 'Maytime'); Bud small; flowers lemon yellow, double (28 petals), shallow-cupped, medium blooms, borne 5-10 per cluster; sweet fragance; foliage dark, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, short, bushy growth; repeat bloom hardy.
'Aunt Honey',S, mp, 1984, ARS?, Music Maker x Habanera; Bud large, ovoid; flowers medium pink, double (38 petals), high-centered blooms borne 5-10 per cluster; damask-like fragrance; foliage medium, dark olive-green; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, short, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Barn Dance', S, op, 1975, ARS %; 'Tickled Pink' x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, long, pointed; flowers light salmon-pink, double (23 petals), shallowly cupped, large (2.5-3.5 in.); slightly fragrant; foliage light to dark, leathery.
'Blue Skies', HT, m, 1983, ARS 6.5; (('Sterling Silver' x 'Intermezzo') x ('Sterling Silver' x 'Simone')) x ('Music Maker' x ('Blue Moon' x 'Tom Brown')); Flowers mauve, double (35 petals), large; fragrant; foliage large, semi-glossy; upright, bushy growth.
'Bright Melody', S, mr, 1984, ARS ?; 'Carefree Beauty' x ('HerzAs' x 'Cuthbert Grant'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers medium red, double (30 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage medium-large, dark olive green, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, busy growth; repeat bloom.
'Brook Song', S, my, 1985, ARS %; 'Prairie Star' x 'Tom Brown'; Flowers medium yellow, double (40 petals), imbricated form, large blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, dark; awl-like, tan prickles; erect; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Carefree Beauty', S, mp, 1977, ARS 8.5; seedling x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, long, pointed; flowers light rose, 15-20 petals, large (4.5"); fragrant; foliage olive-green, smooth; vigorous, upright, spreading growth; repeat bloom.
'Chorale', S, lp, 1978, ARS %; ('Ruth Hewitt' x 'Queen Elizabeth') x ('Morning Stars' x 'Suzanne'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers pale pink, double (48 petals), high-centered, large (3.5"); fragrant; foliage dark, leathery; vigorous, upright; bushy growth.
'Country Dancer', S, dp, 1973, ARS 7.5 'Prairie Princess' x 'Johannes Boettner'; Bud ovoid; flowers rose-red, double, large, fragrant; foliage large, glossy, dark, leathery; vigorous, dwarf, upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom
'Country Music', S, dp, 1973, ARS ?; 'Paddy McGredy' x (('World's Fair' x 'Floradora') x Applejack)); Bud ovoid; flowers neyron rose, double, large fragrant; foliage large, leathery; vigorous, dwarf, upright bushy growth; intermittent bloom.
'Country Song', S, lp, 1984, ARS ?; 'Carefree Beauty' x 'The Yeoman'; Bud ovoid; flowers light pink, double (28 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 1-5 per cluster; myrrh fragrance; foliage leathery, dark; awl-like, brown prickles; erect, bushy growth; repeat flowering; hardy.
'Countryman', S, pb, 1978; ARS %; ('Improved Lafayette' x 'Independence') x 'Maytime'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers light rose-bengal, double (25-30 petals), cupped, large (4-5"); fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; vigorous, upright, spreading, bushy.
'Distant Drums', S, m, 1985, ARS 8.1; 'September Song' x 'The Yeoman'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers rose-purple, double (40 petals), imbricated, large blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; intense myrrh fragrance; foliage medium-large, dark, leathery; awl-like, brown prickles; vigorous, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Dorcas', S, pb, 1984, ARS %, 'Minigold' x 'Freckle Face'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers light pink, pale yellow blend, flecked deeper pink, double (40 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 8-10 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage dark, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Do-Si-Do', S, mp, 1984, ARS ?; ('Autumn Dusk' x 'Solitude') x 'Wanderin' Wind'; Flowers medium lavender-pink, cupped, large blooms borne 3-10 per cluster; fragrant; foliage dark olive green, leathery, glossy; awl-like, tan prickles; vigorous, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Earth Song', Gr, dp, 1975, ARS 8.8; 'Music Maker' x 'Prairie Star'; Bud long, pointed to urn-shaped; flowers Tyrian red to tyrian rose, double (25-30 petals), cupped, large (4-4.5"); fragrant; foliage glossy, dark, leathery; upright, bushy growth.
'El Catala', Gr, rb, 1981, ARS ?; 'Wanderin' Wind' x (('Dornroschen' x 'Peace') x 'Brasilia'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers medium red, reverse light pink, double (35 petals), slightly cupped blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage large glossy; awl-like prickles; erect, slightly bushy growth
'Ellen's Joy', S, lp, 1989, ARS ?; 'Vera Dalton' x ('Dornroschen' x ('Tickled Pink' x 'Applejack')); Bud ovoid; flowers light shell pink, aging lighter, double (23 petals), cupped, medium, borne singly and in sprays of 5-8; fruity fragrance; foliage medium, medium green, semi-glossy; prickles awl-like, rusty-green; fruit globular, orange-red; upright, bushy, spreading, medium, winter hardy growth; repeats.
'Folksinger',S, yb, 1985, ARS %; 'Carefree Beauty' x 'Sunsprite'; Flowers yellow flushed with dark peach, double (28 petals), slightly cupped large blooms borne 1-15 per cluster; fragrant foliage leathery, glossy, coppery mid-green; awl-like, tan prickles; upright, bushy growth; hardy; repeat bloom.
'Freckles', S, pb, 1976, ARS?; Tickled Pink x Country Music; Bud ovoid, pointed to urn-shaped; flowers light scarlet, flushed yellow, double (28 petals), shallowly-cupped, large (4-4.5"); slightly fragrant; foliage dark, coppery, leathery; upright, bushy growth.
'Freckle Face', S, pb, 1976, ARS ?; ('Vera Dalton' x 'Dornroschen') x (('World's Fair' x 'Floradora') x 'Apple Jack); Bud ovoid; flowers light spirea-red, striped dark spirea, double (23 petals), large (3.5-4 in.); fragrant (clove); foliage coppery, leathery; bushy, spreading growth.
'Frontier Twirl',S, pb, 1984, ARS %; 'Sevilliana' x 'Just Joey'; Flowers pink-yellow blend, double (25 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, medium, bronze green; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, bushy growth; hardy; repeat bloom.
'Gee Whiz', S, yb, 1984, ARS ?; 'Gingersnap' x 'Sevilliana'; Flowers yellow tinted orange-red, double (23 petals), shallow-cupped, medium blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; sweet fragrance; foliage medium, leathery, dark olive green; needle-like, brown prickles; low, bushy, free-branching growth; hardy; repeat bloom.
'Gentle Persuasion', S, yb, 1984, ARS ?; 'Carefree Beauty' x 'Oregold'; Flowers yellow tinted orange, double (28 petals), cupped, medium-large blooms borne 1-5 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage large, leathery, semi-glossy, dark olive green; awl-like, tan prickles; vigorous, bushy, erect growth; repeat bloom, hardy.
'Golden Unicorn', S, yb, 1985, ARS %; 'Paloma Blanca' x ('Carefree Beauty' x 'Antike'); Flowers yellow, petals edged orange-red, double (28 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; fragrant; foliage dark olive green, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; vigorous, upright, bushy growth; hardy; repeat bloom.
'Habanera', S, dr, 1976, ARS ?; ('Vera Dalton' x 'Dornroschen') x (('World's Fair' x 'Floradora') x 'Applejack'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers dark cardinal-red edged lighter, double (33 petals), shallow-cupped, large (4-4.5"); slightly fragrant; foliage leathery; upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Hawkeye Belle', S, w, 1975, ARS 7.6; ('Queen Elizabeth' x 'Pizzicat') x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers white, tinted azalea-pink, double (38 petals), high-centered, large (4-4.5"); very fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; vigorous, erect, bushy growth.
'Hi, Neigbor', Gr, mr, 1981, ARS%; ('Queen Elizabeth' x 'Prairie Princess') x 'Portrait'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers medium red, double (43 petals), slightly cupped blooms borne 1-6 per cluster; moderate fragrance; foliage leathery, dark, matt; awl-like prickles; bushy, erect growth.
'Honeysweet', S, op, 1984, ARS %; 'Serentipity' x 'Wiener Charme'; Bud medium-large, ovoid pointed; flowers yellow-red-orange blend, double (28 petals), cupped, large blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; foliage leathery, dark with copper tints; awl-like, brown tan prickles; bushy, erect growth; hardy; repeat bloom.
'Iobelle', HT, pb, 1962, ARS%; 'Dean Collins' x 'Peace'; Bud ovoid; flowers ivory-white edged and overspread deep pink, high-centered, cupped, large; fragrant (fruity); foliage dark, glossy; vigorous, upright, compact growth.
'Joseph F. Lamb', S, dr, 1988, ARS ?; 'Prairie Star' x ('Dornroschen' x 'Peace') x 'Music Maker' x ('Music Maker' x 'Topsi'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers dark red, reverse lighter, aging darker, double (23 petals), cupped, loose, medium, borne singly and in sprays of 5-15; moderate, fruity fragrance; foliage medium, medium green, semi-glossy; prickles awl-like, small, tan to reddish brown; fruit yellow-orange; upright, bushy low, winter hardy growth.
'Les Sjulin', Gr, pb, 1981, ARS %; 'Country Dancer' x (('Dornroschen' x 'Peace') x 'Pink Peace'); Flowers coral pink, reverse light red, double (28 petals), urn-shaped to imbricated blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; old rose fragrance; foliage medium, dark olive green, leathery; awl-like prickles; erect, bushy growth.
'Malaguena', S, mp, 1976, ARS?; 'Tickled Pink' x 'Country Music'; Bud ovoid, long, pointed; flowers medium pink, double (28 petals), shallowly-cupped, large (4.5"); slightly fragrant; foliage large, dark leathery; erect, bushy growth.
'Mavourneen', S, rb, 1984, ARS ?; ('Tickled Pink' x 'Prairie Princess') x 'El Catala'; Bud medium-large, ovoid, pointed; flowers medium red, white reverse, double (23 petals), large blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage large, leathery, semi-glossy, dark; awl-like, tan prickes; erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Maytime', S, pb, 1975, ARS 7.4; 'Elegance' x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers carmine-rose, base yellow, single (6-10 petals), shallowly-cupped, large (3.5-4 in.); fragrant; foliage dark, leathery; upright, bushy; repeat bloom.
'Mountain Music', S, pb, 1984, ARS %; 'Sevilla' x 'Tom Brown'; Flowers pink and yellow blend, double (23 petals), cupped, medium blooms borne 5-15 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, semi-glossy; awl-like, tan prickles; vigorous, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Paloma Blanca', S, w, 1984, ARS %; 'Vera Dalton' x (('Pink Princess'x 'Lillian Gibson') x ('Florence Mary Morse' x ('Josef Rothmund' x R. laxa)); Flowers ivory-white, double (35 petals), cupped medium blooms borne 3-10 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, dark olive green; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, spreading, bushy, compact growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Pearlie Mae', Gr, ab, 1981, ARS %; 'Music Maker' x ('Queen Elizabeth' x 'Country Music'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers yellow blended with pink, reverse pink, double (35 petals), cupped blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; moderate fragrance; foliage leathery, semi-glossy, dark ovlive green, tinted copper; awl-shaped prickles; erect, bushy. This variety was named after Pearl Bailey.
'Pipe Dreams', S, mp, 1984, ARS ?; 'Countryman' x (('Meisterstuck' x 'Prairie Princess') x ('Tickled Pink' x 'Prairie Princess')); Flowers medium pink, reverse darker, double (28 petals), cupped large (5") blooms borne 5-10 per cluster; intense clove fragrance; foliage leathery, medium olive green; awl-shaped, red-brown prickles; bushy, compact, upright growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Pipa's Song', S, mp, 1984, ARS ?; 'Prairie Princess' x ('Queen Elizabeth' x ('Morning Stars' x 'Suzanne'))Flowers medium pink, imbricated, medium (3 in.) blooms borne 3-10 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage medium, leathery, dark olive green; awl-shaped, tan prickles,; shrubby, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Polanaise', S, dp, 1984, ARS 6.6; 'San Francisco' x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers deep pink, double (43 petals), imbricated, 3 in., blooms borne 5-10 per cluster; foliage leathery, dark green with reddish veination; awl-like, red-brown prickles; dwarf, upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Prairie Clogger', S, mr, 1984, ARS ?; 'Carefree Beauty' x ('Marlena' x 'Pippa's Song'); Bud medium-small, ovoid, pointed; flowers medium red, 8-10 petals, shallow-cupped to flat, 2.5 " blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, dark olive green; awl-like, tan prickles; viorous, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Prairie Flower', S, rb, 1975, ARS 8.6; ('Rose of Tralee' x 'Queen Elizabeth') x ('Morning Stars' x 'Suzanne'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers cardinal-red, center white, single (7 petals), flat, medium (2-3 in.); slightly fragrant (old rose); foliage dark, leathery; erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Prairie Harvest', S, ly, 1985, ARS %; 'Carefree Beauty' x 'Sunsprite'; Flowers medium yellow, double (43 petals), imbricated, large (4-5") blooms borne 1-15 per cluster; fragrant; foliage leathery, glossy, medium, dark; tan prickles; upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Prairie Lass', S, pb, 1978, ARS?; ('Hawkeye Belle' x 'Vera Dalton') x ('Dornroschen' x ('World's Fair' x 'Applejack')); Budo void, pointed; flowers claret-rose to rose-red, double (28 petals), large (3.5 in.), fragrant (spicy); foliage dark, leathery; vigorous, upright, spreading, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Prairie Princess', S, op, 1972, ARS 8.5; 'Carrousel' x '('Morning Stars' x 'Suzanne'); Bud ovoid, long, pointed; flowers light coral-pink, semi-double, large; slightly fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; vigorous, upright growth; repeat bloom.
'Prairie Squire', S, mp, 1984, ARS ?; 'Countryman' x 'Carefree Beauty'; Flowers medium pink, double (20 petals), cupped, large (4-5 in.) blooms borne 1-10 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage leathery, dark green, tinted copper; awl-like, tan prckles; vigorous, erect, bushy, spreading growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Prairie Star', S, ly, 1975, ARS 7.7; 'Tickled Pink' x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers pale chrome-yellow, tinted pink, double (54 petals), cupped, large (3.5-4"); fragrant (green apple); foliage dark, leathery; vigorous, erect, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Prairie Sunrise' (Peach Fizz), S, ob, ARS %; 'Friesia'{'Sunsprite'} x 'Freckle Face'. Very double, quartered, heady clove fragrance, long-lasting. Medium green, glossy foliage, resistant to foliar diseases. Compact, spreading, very prolific. 2.5x3'. Ideal for containers.,
'Prairie Sunset', S, yb, 1984, ARS ?; 'Bonfire Night' x ('Music Maker' x 'Athlone'); Flowers deep pink, reverse yellow, double (38 petals), urn-shaped, large (4") blooms borne 5-10 per cluster; fragrant; foliage moderately large, leathery, dark; tan prickles; erect, bushy, slightly spreading growth; repeat bloom; hardy.,
'Princesse Verona'('Princess Verona'), S, mp 1984, ARS?; 'Verona' x 'Prairie Princess'; Flowers medium pink, double (30 petals), cupped, 4 in. blooms borne 1-15 per cluster; light fragrance; foliage leathery, dark olive green; awl-like, tan prickles; upright, bushy, compact growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Rural Rhythm', S, lp, 1984 ARS ?; 'Carefree Beauty' x 'The Yeoman'; Flowers light pink, double (30 petals), shallow-cupped, 4 in. blooms borne 1-5 per cluster; myrrh fragrance; foliage dark, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; erect, bushy, spreading growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Serendipity', S, ob, 1978, ARS 8.1; ('Western Sun' x 'Carefree Beauty') x ('Apricot Nectar' x 'Prairie Princess'); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers orange to buttercup-yellow, semi-double (23 petals), shallowly-cupped, large (4-5"); fragrant; foliage dark, glossy, leathery; vigorous, upright, spreading, bushy growth.
'Sevilliana', S, pb, 1976, ARS %; ('Vera Dalton' x 'Dornroschen') x (('World's Fair' x 'Floradora') x 'Apple Jack); Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers light claret-rose, yellow from base, semi-double (15 petals), slightly cupped, large (3.5-4 in.); fragrant (spicy); foliage tinted copper, leathery; upright, bushy growth.
'Silver Shadows', HT, m, 1984, ARS ?; (('Soir d'Automne' x 'Music Maker') x 'Solitude') x (('Blue Moon' x 'Tom Brown') x 'Autumn Dusk'); Flowers light blue-lavender, double (33 petals), cupped, large blooms borne 3-5 per cluster; very fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; awl-like, tan prickles; upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Spanish Rhapsody', S, pb, 1984, ARS ?; 'Gingersnap' x 'Sevilliana'; Flowers deep pink, tinted orange and freckled red, double (30 petals), shallow-cupped, large blooms borne 1-8 per cluster; rasberry fragrance; foliage medium-large, leathery, dark olive green; awl-like prickles; upright, bushy, branching growth; repeat bloom; hardy.
'Square Dancer', S, dp, 1973, ARS?, 'Meisterstuck' x (( World's Fair x Floradora') x Applejack); Bud ovoid; flowers deep pink, double, cupped, large; fragrant; foliage large, dark leathery; vigorous, upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom.
'Summer Wind', S, op, 1975, ARS 7.9; ('Fandango' x 'Florence Mary Morse') x 'Applejack'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers orange-pink, single to semi-double, flat, large (3.5-4 in.); fragrant (spicy clove); foliage dark, leathery; moderately vigorous, erect, bushy.
'Virgina Reel', S, dp, 1975, ARS?; 'Tickled Pink' x 'Prairie Princess'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers light red, double (40 petals), cupped, large (4-4.5 in.); fragrant; foliage large, dark, leathery; erect, bushy growth.
'Wanderin' Wind', S, lp, 1973, ARS?; 'Dornroschen' x 'Andante'; Flowers two-toned light pink, double, high-centered, medium; very fragrant; foliage large, glossy, dark, leathery; very vigorous, upright, bushy growth.
'Wild Ginger', Gr, ob, 1976, ARS ?; ('Queen Elizabeth' x 'Ruth Hewitt') x 'Lady Elgin'; Bud ovoid, pointed; flowers orange blend, double (33 petals), large (4-4.5"); fruity fragrance; foliage dark, leathery; upright, bushy growth.
'Winter Sunset' (Fuzzy Navel)
Information was compiled from Modern Roses 10, ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses, Sam Kedem Nursery Catalog, ARS International Registration Authority for Roses sheets. Thank you to Mary Buck for providing parentage information for 'Prairie Sunrise' as well as other information.
% = An insufficient number of reports have been received by the ARS to establish a proper rating.