'Viridiflora' Rose

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'Viridiflora' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cynthia Hart's Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bengale à Fleurs Vertes
• Bengale du Japon
• Bengale verte
• Green Calyx
• Green Rose
• La Rose Verte
• Lü E
• Rosa chinensis f. viridiflora C.K.Schneid.
• Rosa Verde (Italy)
• Rosa viridiflora
• Viridis (syn. Viridiflora)

HMF Ratings:

106 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend China.
Registration name: Green Rose
Exhibition name: Green Rose

Origin:

Discovered by Unknown Chinese origin (China, before 1800). Discovered by John Smith (United States, circa 1827).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1855 as 'Rosa viridiflora'.
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1909 as 'Viridiflora'.

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).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

sport of Old Blush

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...