Website/Catalog  (22 Oct 2023)  Includes photo(s).
 
1 to 2 feet    Z7-11 R mp. Either an early miniature or a relative of the old R. chinensis minima, "Highway 290 Pink Buttons" has been found across Central and South Texas. The very double, one inch wide rosy-pink blossoms are produced constantly on a petite bush that responds well to pruning. A slow starter in the spring, "Pink Buttons" makes a fine little border or pot plant by mid-summer and continues to look good through the fall

Book  (2000)  Includes photo(s).
 
p35. Mike Shoup: At the nursery we gave our finds household names like ....."Highway 290 Pink Buttons" (found on Highway 290) to help us remember where we found them.

p140. ibid. "Highway 290 Pink Buttons". Found. Of all the roses that the Antique Rose Emporium has grown..... the one that still gets the most response from her name is "Highway 290 Pink Buttons". Tracking where initial cuttings and shared plants originated takes a lot of creative nomenclature. "Highway 290 Pink Buttons" leaves no doubt as to where we found the plant, nor what the diminutive flowers look like. Mature plants are 18 inches tall and 1 foot wide. Pink, semi-double flowers occur continuously through the season.