Carefree Beauty Rose

[Nyboy]

Rugosa roses are the only ones I can grow. Any other rose is soon covered in black spot. Rugosa are about as carefree as a rose can get.

 

[thistlebloom]

Rugosa roses are the only ones I can grow. Any other rose is soon covered in black spot. Rugosa are about as carefree as a rose can get.

And they make beautiful huge hips!

 

[GardenGeisha]

I don't have to worry about black spot. It is very dry here in the desert, thankfully. Haven't had much trouble other than the freakishly early cold 2 falls ago, which nipped the Simplicity roses and murdered Mr. Lincoln.

I must say that my Lavender Simplicity roses are probably my favorites. They are soooo fragrant, and the healthy ones grow huge with 'bouquets' on the ends of the branches. I also like my David Austen roses for fragrance and size.

I am rather disappointed that my floribundas are so small and have such small flowers on them. I like to screen out the world, so giant roses work best for me.

Carefree Beauty was supposed to have grown very large.

Other favorites of mine in my garden: Fragrant Cloud, Wild Blue Yonder, Tahitian Sunset, Enchanted Evening, Citrus Splash, Golden Celebration, Double Delight, Voluptuous

'Fragrant Cloud' almost doesn't get enough sun. It's halfway in front of a tall cement highway barrier and halfway in front of a chain link fence. It struggles. I hope I don't ever lose it. It's smaller than the other nearby roses because of its location. I would say it is probably my most fragrant rose. Gertrude Jekyll is very fragrant, too.

 

[bj taylor]

the carefree beauty i'm aware of is also known as 'katy road pink'. a griffin buck rose. here in the south it is still readily available. if i'm ordering a rose on-line, I usually use the 'antique rose emporium' out of Brenham Tx. they're not as big as Jackson perkins but have really good customer service.
they specialize in the old roses so they might be of more service than Jackson.

if you're wanting a big tough rose, 'mutabalis' or 'butterfly rose' is a big girl. mine is about 8'tall & wide. she's not very friendly, her thorns are to be reckoned with. her downside is little scent. but she blooms constantly & has no disease issues. since she's in bloom so much, her blossoms are not good for cutting.

I've got a david Austin, 'heritage' coming along. a beautiful glass pink w/lovely scent and few to no thorns. she's about 5' but I think she'll get bigger. great for a cut rose.

I love apricot roses. I've got a david Austin, 'carding mill' that i'm hopeful about. it's still quite young & not much size yet. going to be super scented. I have great hopes for this rose.

I think one of the downsides to rugosas is their tendency to sucker (and wow, what thorns).

I don't water much and I never spray or otherwise treat for disease. some roses make it at my place & some need more tlc than i'm willing to give.

a rose I keep getting disappointed in is zepharin droughin. it smells heavenly, but the blossoms never quite perform like they need to. it's thornless & should be perfect for an arched walkway.

 

[GardenGeisha]

Yes, that is the Carefree Beauty I'm talking about, also called Katy Road Pink, a Buck rose. Do you think it is pretty the way it grows there in the South? I am so sad mine didn't make it, so I might just have to try that Emporium.

That glass pink one you have sounds pretty! When you say 'glass pink,' do you mean the pink shade of depression glass? I collect that and just love the color of that ware.

I love apricot roses, too. You have some great suggestions there.

The big, long, sharp thorns sound wonderful-- great for keeping children out.

I'm so happy all my roses seem to have survived the winter this year. I sure hope the one Lavender Simplicity regenerates, growing on its own roots. That would be wonderful. Then I really wouldn't have room for anymore roses. I'm not sure, as it is, where to plant my replacement J&P rose, since the other Lavender Simplicity resurrected near the spot where the dead J&P is. I guess I could plant the new rose near the Simplicity one that hasn't regenerated, but as sure as I do, it will regenerate. LOL.

 

[thistlebloom]

You know your roses BJ!
Rugosas sure do sucker, but they are the perfect rose for me right now. I planted them along the border of the lawn by the woods and let them do as they please. Their fragrance is so pleasant and drifts clear up to the house 60 feet away. And the hips are huge and colorful.

I should check if Zepharin Droughin is hardy up here. It's always interested me.

 

[bj taylor]

very late responding, but haven't been around lately. carefree grows really well here in the hot. i don't have one.
by "glass pink" i mean it's like clear crystal pink. i haven't seen the color before. when the morning light hits it, it's so beautiful. the plant seems vigorous.
i have to take back my comment about zepharin droughin. she's putting on a beautiful show right now. maybe she's going to prove me wrong.

i had a white rugosa. i don't know what it was. it came out of my great great aunt's yard. i had it for years. when i moved, i left it to the new owners. they're probably cursing me every year.

i have an antique called 'climbing pinky' that is known for being always in bloom. i'm looking forward to getting some good pics in a few days. it is usually used as a climber, but i have it sitting at a corner & it makes a nice arching mound. it is packed to the gills w/buds. it will be fun to see the show she puts on.

you know, it's odd, but all my roses are girls. somehow when i talk about my plants, they're male or female. but all my roses are female.

 

[897tgigvib]

Your great great aunt's white rugosa rose may have been Alba. I understand that is the white form that was originally wild on the far east coast of asia, mainly Japan. Alba is truly single.

In Montana we also used to sell Blanc Double de Coubert, a flat opening semi double, 2 or 3 layers of petals. Very beautiful white.

We also sold Marie Bugnet. Trying to remember if that one had a faint tinge of pink opening up.

Seems one year we had a Grootendoorst that was white rugosa.

Trying to think what your g g aunt's rose was so maybe you can get one. Seems that Alba would have been super special to have 80 or 100 years ago.

 

[thistlebloom]

I have Therese Bugnet. It's a fragrant pink rose that doesn't get as overwhelming as some of the species rugosas do. It's tough like all the others though. I'd love to have a white one.