Pemberton-Bentall school; RHS Award of Garden Merit + ARS Classic Shrub Rose Award — one of the best apricot Hybrid Musks.
Arching shrub · light climber
Repeat flowering, in flushes from summer to autumn. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
1993 · ARS Classic Shrub Rose Award
USDA zone 5b–10b. All of Ukraine · Kyiv/Sumy — light winter protection.
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Strong — fruity tea (tea rose); one of the most fragrant Hybrid Musks.
Very good against disease and heat.
Tolerates partial shade — 4+ hours is enough; ideal for north-facing walls.
Fewer than HTs, but present — typical of Hybrid Musks.
Young growth bronze-red, mature — glossy dark green.
On cool mornings — a rich apricot; in the sun it fades to creamy yellow with a peach heart
Crown Princess Margaretadeep apricot
Lady of Shalottwarm apricot
Pat Austincopper orange
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastAn apricot-peach palette of English Roses and Hybrid Musks keeps a warm, honeyed mood around Buff Beauty.
A purple-silver framework: a classic cottage-style setting for the apricot rose:
For vertical rhythm: purple globes and golden grasses:
Where to plant. Arches, pergolas, north-facing walls (unusual for roses!), a mixed border, an English garden.
Climate. Does well across the whole of Ukraine; in Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy — light cover with agrofibre; the south and west — no cover needed.
Care. Light pruning (removing old or weak shoots); main pruning after the first flush; feed 2× per season; water at the root.
Name. 'Buff' — a colour name (from buffalo hide: a warm yellow-brown) + 'Beauty'. Literally: 'beauty of buffalo-hide colour'.
Breeding. Bred by Ann Bentall (Great Britain) in 1939. Parentage: William Allen Richardson × an unnamed seedling. No patent code (a historical variety).
Significance. It continued the Pemberton-Bentall Hybrid Musk line — the school that gave the world 'Ballerina'. The best apricot in the group. RHS Award of Garden Merit 1993 + ARS Classic Shrub Rose Award.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −26 °C (USDA zone 5b–10b). Overwintering depends on the conditions.
Repeat flowering, in flushes from summer to autumn.
120–305 cm tall, 120–245 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4.5 out of 5. 4.5 / 5; very good against black spot and mildew; heat tolerant.
Sun + partial shade; tolerates partial shade — 4+ hours is enough; ideal for north-facing walls.
Strong — fruity tea (tea rose); one of the most fragrant Hybrid Musks.
