Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots

Rosa 'Ink Spots'

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Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots (Rosa 'Ink Spots') at Job's Nursery

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots flowers

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots flowers

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Height:  6 feet

Spread:  4 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  6a

Group/Class:  Hybrid Tea Rose

Brand:  Weeks Roses

Description:

Alluring and mysterious describe well the dark deep red double blooms of this lovely hybrid; superior dark green foliage is large and adbundant creating a luxurious backdrop for these incredible blooms; this cultivar is vigorous and disease resistant

Ornamental Features

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots features showy fragrant dark red flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruits are showy red hips displayed in late fall.

Landscape Attributes

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Rose (Hybrid Tea), Ink Spots will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features