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Shrub Rose - Carefree Beauty

Rosa 'Bucbi'

A remarkably tough and beautiful shrub rose that lives up to its name with minimal care requirements and maximum impact. Produces masses of bright pink semi-double blooms followed by attractive orange-red hips that persist into winter, providing four-season interest. This drought-tolerant rose thrives in challenging conditions where other roses fail, making it perfect for naturalized landscapes and busy gardeners.

Harvest

N/Ad

Days to harvest

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Sun

White-Tailed Deer

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Zones

5–11

USDA hardiness

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Height

1-8 feet

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Planting Timeline

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Shrub Rose - Carefree Beauty · Zones 5–11

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Growing Details

Difficulty

Very Easy

Spacing4-5 feet

SoilAdaptable to poor soils, clay, sand, or loam

pH6.0-8.0

WaterDrought tolerant once established, minimal watering needed

SeasonLate spring through fall, hips in winter

FlavorN/A

ColorBright medium pink with white centers

Size3-4 inch diameter blooms

Zone-by-Zone Planting Calendar

Zone	Indoor Start	Transplant	Direct Sow	Harvest
Zone 5	—	May – July	—	—
Zone 6	—	May – July	—	—
Zone 7	—	May – June	—	—
Zone 8	—	April – June	—	—
Zone 9	—	March – May	—	—
Zone 10	—	March – April	—	—

Complete Growing Guide

Light: White-Tailed Deer, Cottontail Rabbit. Soil: Clay, Loam (Silt). Soil pH: Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0). Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.. Spread: 1 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.. Spacing: Less than 12 inches, 12 inches-3 feet, 3 feet-6 feet, 6-feet-12 feet. Growth rate: Medium. Propagation: Grafting.

Harvesting

The accessory fruit is called a hip and forms after the flowers finish blooming. The hip will appear under the sepals of where the flower was after the flower dies. They will turn from green to red. They are filled with many achenes surrounded by irritating hairs.

Color: Green, Red/Burgundy. Type: Achene. Length: < 1 inch. Width: < 1 inch.

Garden value: Showy

Harvest time: Fall

Bloom time: Summer

Edibility: The fruit (called the hip) is edible.

History & Origin

Origin: Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere (such as Europe & Asia)

Advantages

+Disease resistance: #showy flowers#fragrant flowers#heat tolerant#rose#tsc#cottage garden#security plant#high maintenance#English garden#cutting garden#border back#tsc-s#bee friendly#container plant#patio#hedge#prickles#shrub rose#cpp#walkway#HS111#HS303#hortcontest#nesting site#fpp
+Wildlife value: Wildlife is attracted to the edible hips. Single-flowered species and cultivars are attractive to bees. Dead stems are used by stem-nesting bees.
+Edible: The fruit (called the hip) is edible.