Between Ink Spots and Black Baccara I would recommed Ink Spots. Both are a small, somewhat formal bloom on a difficult plant. Ink Spots is, for me, the better of the two plants as in it is absolutely disease prone but not disease ridden. Compare EITHER of these two to OKLAHOMA which gives a big, fat, smelly, lusty bloom on a "decently" resistant albeit leggy plant and equally as is "black" in my opinion and there is no comparison..........

The pictures don't do it justice. A much better rose than Arizona, this one holds its form throughout with a nice blend of clear peachy sunset colors. Classic urn shaped HT form with a medium strength sweet fruity fragrance, and beautiful dark shiny foliage on a robust plant with stout canes. There is some blackspot, but doesn't seem to affect plant's vigor, this rose likes the heat of SoCal with decent rebloom and the petals don't burn. I purchased this grafted eons ago at a nursery but haven't seen it around since. I still have the tough old plant but am seeking a replacement due to rose mosaic virus. In all these years it has remained at four feet tall and three feet wide with dense branching, but then again, I'm lazy and don't fertilize or spray. For some reason it's not listed in the 2015 Combined Rose List. If you see this rose for sale grab it! Deserves a much wider distribution and a place in most gardens.