Warm yellow shade with a centre showing a slightly golden-tinged peach tone. - park rose - strongly scented, long-lasting rose - warm, fruit-tea character
– Strongly scented with warm fruit-tea notes.
– Abundant repeat flowers in graceful clusters.
– Elegant arching shrub for beds and hedges.
– Reliable winter hardiness to RHS H7.
– Good tolerance of heat and moderate drought.
– Special feature: Historic 1939 classic, honoured with RHS Award of Garden Merit and ARS Classic Shrub Rose Award.
With real photographs – In harmony with nature
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
21,00 £
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BUFF BEAUTY – apricot park rose – Bentall
Step through your front gate and be met by the honeyed glow and warm scent of Buff Beauty, a classic shrub rose that settles comfortably into everyday family gardens without demanding expert care. This Hybrid Musk shrub is well suited to British conditions, coping reliably with blustery showers and heavier soils while still flowering generously over a long season. Its arching habit and softly apricot blooms create a relaxed, almost woodland atmosphere, ideal for rainwater-conscious planting in small London front gardens or informal mixed borders. As an own-root rose, it develops steadily and lives long, giving you a quietly dependable structure that matures from roots in the first year, through stronger shoots in the second, to full ornamental presence by the third. The dense, dark green foliage forms a graceful backdrop for the clustered, very double flowers whose warm apricot and amber tones fade gently to cream, always framed by a softly arching silhouette that sits naturally among other shrubs and perennials.
Buff Beauty showing colour changes from bud to full bloom.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
London terraced-house front garden
The arching, bushy habit and compact height make Buff Beauty an excellent choice for narrow, street-facing front gardens where you want privacy without overpowering the space. Its strong fragrance greets you at the gate and medium maintenance needs suit busy homeowners
Low, informal flowering hedge
Planted 90 cm apart, the dense foliage and repeat-flowering clusters create a softly billowing hedge that looks good for most of the year. Own-root growth ensures the hedge knits together reliably and recovers well from pruning for family gardeners
Mixed shrub and perennial border
The warm apricot-yellow flowers blend beautifully with purples, blues and soft grasses, while the bushy, arching framework provides structure among seasonal perennials. Award-backed reliability and good self-cleaning help keep borders tidy for relaxed gardeners
Specimen shrub in a feature bed
Given 165 cm, Buff Beauty forms an elegant, free-standing shrub with tiered branches and abundant, scented clusters. Its long flowering season from early summer into autumn ensures lasting impact from one planting point for small-garden owners
Rainwater-conscious urban planting
The variety tolerates heat and moderate dry spells once established, so it combines well with permeable gravel mulches and rain-fed beds that reduce run-off, making it practical where you rely mainly on collected rainwater for eco-aware gardeners
Large container on balcony or patio
In a 40–50 litre peat-free container, its bushy form and scented clusters bring classic rose character to paved spaces. Own-root resilience helps it cope with the stresses of pot culture and periodic re-potting, simplifying care for urban balcony users
Cut flowers for the home
The very double, medium-sized blooms with fruit-tea fragrance make charming, old-fashioned style arrangements. Regular cutting encourages further flowering and lets you enjoy the scent indoors without sacrificing garden display for creative arrangers
Traditional park and country-style gardens
With its RHS Award of Garden Merit and proven hardiness to H7, Buff Beauty suits exposed or semi-rural sites, carrying clusters of bloom through typical British rain and wind while retaining a natural, slightly informal outline for heritage-rose lovers
Styling ideas
Front-door welcome – Train Buff Beauty gently around a gate or railings with underplanting of lavender and nepeta for fragrance layered at different heights – ideal for London terrace fronts
Soft hedge edge – Line a path with a loose hedge of Buff Beauty and weave in airy Knautia macedonica ‘Red Knight’ to punctuate the apricot tones – perfect for informal family gardens
Golden focus – Use a single shrub as a focal point in a gravelled, rainwater-fed bed, surrounded by drought-tolerant herbs such as sage and thyme – suited to low-maintenance urban plots
Cottage blend – Combine Buff Beauty with Calamintha ‘Elfin Purple’, alliums and old-fashioned perennials for a softly humming, nostalgic border – good for those updating a traditional garden
Patio sanctuary – Grow in a large, 50-litre container with trailing Sedum acre and ornamental grasses to soften the pot edge – appealing to balcony and courtyard gardeners
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Buff Beauty, a classic Hybrid Musk park shrub rose, marketed as BUFF BEAUTY – apricot park rose – Bentall; unregistered cultivar with American Rose Society exhibition name Buff Beauty.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Ann Bentall at Bentall Nursery, Romford, Essex, UK, from ‘William Allen Richardson’ × unknown seedling; introduced by Bentall in the United Kingdom in 1939.
Awards and recognition
Holder of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit since 1993 and recipient of the American Rose Society Classic Shrub Rose Award, confirming long-term garden reliability.
Growth and structural characteristics
Bushy shrub with arching branches, typically 120–190 cm tall and 120–180 cm wide; dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage and moderate prickles, forming a soft, cascading outline.
Flower morphology
Clusters of medium-sized, very double, goblet to chalice-shaped blooms with 40+ petals; good repeat-flowering habit with particularly abundant second flush and generally good self-cleaning.
Colour data and phenology
Soft apricot-yellow to honey-yellow blooms, ARS AB, RHS 20D outer and 23C inner; buds deep ochre-yellow, lightening to cream-yellow and ivory as blooms age, with colour deeper in cooler weather.
Fragrance and aroma
Strong, long-lasting fragrance with a warm fruit-tea character; flowers mainly ornamental for people rather than pollinators, as very double form conceals stamens and limits insect access.
Hip characteristics
Hip set generally modest due to very double flowers; where formed, hips are small, ellipsoid, orange-red, around 7–13 mm diameter, adding occasional late-season colour interest.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated RHS H7 with USDA Zone 5b and Swedish Zone 4 performance; withstands -26 to -23 °C, heat and moderate drought once established; disease resistance medium, needing routine monitoring.
Horticultural recommendations
Suited to beds, hedges, specimen planting, training and cutting; spacing 90–165 cm as use dictates; thrives in sun or partial shade with well-drained soil and regular watering during dry spells.
BUFF BEAUTY – apricot park rose – Bentall offers award-backed repeat flowering, strong fragrance and graceful structure in a long-lived own-root shrub, well worth considering for a sustainable, characterful garden feature.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
BUFF BEAUTY – apricot park rose - Bentall
Product Type:
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Meaning of Cultivar Name:
The English word "buff" denotes a pale yellowish-brown shade, while the cultivar name refers to the flowers' soft peach-apricot skin tones.
Competition and Show Awards:
Royal Horticultural Society – Award of Garden Merit (1993); American Rose Society – Classic Shrub Rose Award (exhibition award, USA)
Hip Comment:
Hip formation is expected to be limited because of the double flowers; occasionally producing ellipsoid, orange‑red hips 7–13 mm in diameter.
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
PharmaRosa Ltd. Company registration number: 01-09-717479 VAT number: 13075314-2-43 Plant health registration no.: HU130721 Bank account (IBAN): HU85117631891388688400000000 BIC (SWIFT): OTPVHUHB Bank name: OTP Bank Nyrt.
