Hat Pin Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Miniature

Breeder

Cecilia L. D. Bennett

Listed for

United States

Overview

Hat Pin is a mauve miniature rose bred by Cecilia L. D. Bennett and patented in 1989 as PP6790. Its tiny flowers have about 15 to 20 petals and measure only 0.6 to 0.8 in (1.5 to 2 cm). Plants are short, about 10 to 15 in (25.4 to 38.1 cm), so it fits small pots and windowsill boxes.

Hat Pin traits

• Mauve flowers with about 15 to 20 petals
• Tiny blooms 0.6 to 0.8 in (1.5 to 2 cm) across
• Short plant about 10 to 15 in (25.4 to 38.1 cm) tall

Good for

• Small pots
• Window boxes

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Hat Pin FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Rose growing guide
• How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
• Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
• Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
• How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
• Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
• Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
• All 309 rose varieties

Source

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.