Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Some repeat
- Breeder
- O. L. Weeks
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Ink Spots is a deep red hybrid tea bred by O. L. Weeks and patented in 1987 as PP5855. The flowers have about 25 to 28 petals and range from 2 to 4 in (5.1 to 10.2 cm), with no fragrance noted in the patent. Plants grow about 4 to 5 ft (1.22 to 1.52 m) tall. The patent rates its disease resistance as average.
Ink Spots traits
- Deep red flowers with about 25 to 28 petals
- Blooms 2 to 4 in (5.1 to 10.2 cm) across
- No fragrance per the patent
- About 4 to 5 ft (1.22 to 1.52 m) tall
- Patent rated disease resistance as average
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ink Spots this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Ink Spots FAQ
What kind of rose is Ink Spots?
Ink Spots is a deep red hybrid tea bred by O. L.
How does Ink Spots compare with other rose varieties?
Ink Spots: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Ink Spots good for?
Ink Spots is grown for cut flowers, rose beds.
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.