Shrub Rose 'Carefree Beauty'

'Carefree Beauty' (1977, Buck, PP4225) is a Buck rose and Earth-Kind® designee—medium pink, semi-double blooms on a tough, disease-resistant shrub that thrives with minimal care across diverse climates.

• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosa
• Cultivar: 'Carefree Beauty'
• Also known as: BUCbi, Audace, Katy Road Pink, Buck Roses Collection, Earth-Kind®
• Hybridized by: Buck
• Introduced: 1977

Key Features: Medium (3–4 inch), semi-double, clear medium pink blooms in clusters. Light fragrance. Blooms heavily in early summer, repeats well. Upright, bushy habit to 4–5 feet. Exceptional disease resistance, cold hardy (USDA zones 4–9), heat and drought tolerant. A Griffin Buck masterpiece bred for the Midwest.

Landscape Uses: Sustainable landscapes, hedges, mixed borders, specimen, low-maintenance gardens. A true "carefree" performer.