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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Carefree Beauty Additional cultivar information: (PP4225, aka Audace, BUCbi) Hybridized by Buck; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1977
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Bloom Color: Medium pink (mp)
Bloom Shape: Double Cupped
Flower Fragrance: Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Shrub
Patent Information: Non-patented
Other Details: Resistant to black spot Resistant to mildew Resistant to rust Stems are moderately thorny
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding
On Nov 10, 2008, TABatPSU from Bellefonte, PA wrote:
These roses were at my house when I bought it in 2001. The home was built in 1978. They are very hardy and bloom at least twice a year with hundreds of roses on the shrub along with a light fragrance. I get so many compliments! My home was destroyed by fire in March 2008 so I insisted that we cut the shrubs down low and dig them up. I am hoping to replant them in the next few weeks when the new house is finally finished (late fall 2008). I pray that they survive the transplant and have debated on keeping them in a tub with ground soil in the garage for the winter since winters can be very harsh in Central PA.
On Feb 19, 2007, soulgardenlove from Marietta, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
From HGTV.com's list of carefree roses by Mary C. Weaver:
'Carefree Beauty': This shrub rose's hybridizer, Dr. Griffith Buck of Iowa State University, once said it needed "no more care than a peony." Like all of Buck's roses, 'Carefree Beauty', introduced in 1977, is tough and cold-hardy. Its large semidouble pale-rose flowers are lightly fragrant, and the plant is reliably reblooming. The small olive-green leaflets have excellent disease-resistance. Hardy to Zone 4 or 5. Vigorous, upright and spreading, reaching a height of 5 to 6 feet.
On Oct 2, 2006, beatfive from Fredericksburg, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
This rose is also known as Katy Road Pink and I have found it to be very disease resistant and really does double-time in blooming its brains out. In my opinion Katy is a must have rose for your garden with outstanding low maintenance, but does need a hair-cut once in a while.
On May 16, 2005, Gindee77 from Hampton, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
This is one of the cleanest roses in my garden. It never gets any disease and blooms all the time. It's a rich pink color and although it has no fragrance, it's one of my favorite roses. It comes thru winter very well in zone 5.
On Jun 6, 2004, yayaqueen from Harker Heights, TX wrote:
I found 3 carefree beauty shrub roses at the season-end sale last November at a local nursery here in central TX zone 8 for just $4 each, so I adopted them. They had been in 1-gallon black plastic pots for nearly a full year and were struggling with roots trying to escape out the drainage holes. I plunked them into my wheelbarrow full of water and gave all 3 a major pruning to about 10 inches left on each of the 4 largest stems. Then I gave them all new homes along our side fence in full afternoon sun (shaded in the morning by our pecan tree) in deep holes filled with half composted cow manure and half bagged topsoil. It's the first week of June and they're working on their 3rd full flush of gorgeous blooms and their growth has been magical. Get some of these carefree, pest and disease resistant beauties today!
On Jun 4, 2004, springlover from Franklin, MI (Zone 6a) wrote:
I have had this rose for about 7 years. It is disease resistant, does well in zone 5, no special care.
Carefree Beauty handles pruning like that of a climber. "She" can get a bit unruly sometimes and take over the bed she is in. Due to extended snow/cold this year, I had to trim her back to about 12" without damage. In fact she looks stronger than ever.
Canes are covered with medium thorns, leaf is pale green and petals are a soft pink