Queen Bee

This rose's location in the garden is NW 8.

• Classification: Shrub   
• Flower Color:  dark red
• Flower Size: 4-5 inches
• Flower Form: high-centered to cupped, clustered
• Petal Count: 35 petals  
• Fragrance: moderate old rose fragrance
• Repeat Bloomer: yes
• Foliage: large, leathery, dark olive green
• Plant Height: 4-6 feet 
• Plant Width: 2-3 feet
• Growth Habit: bushy, branching growth
• Disease Resistant: yes 
• Hybridizer: Dr. Griffith J. Buck
• Registered: 1985 (Iowa State University, 1984)
• Parentage: (‘Rosali’ x ‘Music Maker’) x (‘Square Dancer’ x ‘Tatjana’)   
• ARS* Rating: 7.2 (an average rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:

• None

Notes:

• “Griffith Buck (1915-1991) was a researcher and professor of horticulture at Iowa State University from 1948 to 1985.  While he earned his living as a professor, his real passion was hybridizing roses that would be hardy and disease resistant in the difficult climate of the central US.  During his lifetime he hybridized nearly 90 varieties. He was not a commercial developer, and many of his roses were lost after his retirement at age 70.  However, several have survived due to the work of friends and other rose enthusiasts who appreciated how special they are.” --- (www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/cad/GriffithBuck, retrieved 12/24/2012)