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'Arkansas' rose Description
'Arkansas (hybrid tea, Weeks, 1980)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Ingrid W.
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Arkansas (hybrid tea, Weeks, 1980)
Origin:
Bred by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, 1980).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange-red, darker veining.  Mild, spice fragrance.  45 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Medium, medium green, dense foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,700   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
The State of Arkansas was admitted to the Union on 15 June 1845.