Rosa ‘Buffalo Bill’

Family : Rosaceae

Class : Floribunda

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Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza

 

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English translation by Peter Thompson

 

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Created in New Zealand by McGredy in 1979.

Double flowers with remarkable yellow stamens. Soft pink petals, shaded in white on the upside, and pure white on the other.

Variety denomination : MACyou, MACyoumis

Parentage :

‘Geoff Boycott’ × ‘Old Master’

Awards :

1979 - Belfast Certificate of Merit

1979 - Breeders’ Choice

1980 - Baden-Baden Gold Medal

2000 - Floribunda Spray : Reno Rose Society

2000 - Shrub (ARS) : Loveland Rose Society

2001 - Floribunda (One Bloom) : Maryland Rose Society

 
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