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'Bengale à Fleurs Vertes' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
106 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
Class:
China / Bengale, Hybrid China.
Bloom:
Green. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 2". Medium, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in large clusters, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright.
Height: 23" to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden. Shade tolerant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Rosa chinensis f. viridiflora (Lavallée) C.K.Schneid. (1905) A study in 2006 showed that 'Viridiflora' is genetically identical to 'Old Blush' Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has small, many-petalled flowers of an unusual shape, in shades of dull green and reddish brown... Sangerhausen lists Viridiflora as a Hybrid China and the date as 1856...
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