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'Fat 'n' Sassy' rose Description
'Fat 'n' Sassy' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Tiny Petals Miniature Rose Nursery Historic Archive
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Red blend Miniature.
Registration name: TINsassy
Exhibition name: Fat 'n' Sassy
Origin:
Bred by Cecilia L. (Dee) Bennett (United States, 1986).
Introduced in United States by Tiny Petals Miniature Rose Nursery Historic Archive as 'Fat 'n' Sassy'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Yellow blend to cream, red shading.  Flowers pale yellow to near white blooms with a blush of red, ranging from near Crimson to near Tyrian Rose, that covers all sun-exposed surfaces.  Mild fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, exhibition, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright.  Large, matte, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 6,455   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Tiny Petals Nursery says Fat 'n Sassy was introduced on February 1, 1986.