Book (2000) Page(s) 616. Includes photo(s).
‘Virgo’ / ‘Virgo Liberationem’ = Moderne – Buisson à grandes fleurs/Hybrid de Thé – blanc, remontant. Largement quinquagénaire, ce grand classique reste l’un des plus beaux hybrides de thé à fleur blanche… description… Mallerin, France, 1947. ‘Blanche Mallerin’ * ‘Neige Parfum’. RNS Gold Medal 1949.
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 628.
Hybrid Tea, white, 1947, ('Virgo Liberationem'); 'Blanche Mallerin' x 'Neige Parfum'; Mallerin; Meilland-Richardier. Flowers white, sometimes blush-pink, double (30 petals), high-centered, large (5 in.); slightly fragrant; foliage dark, leathery; vigorous growth.
Book (Feb 1993) Page(s) 216. Includes photo(s).
Virgo Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: 'Blanche Mallerin' x 'Neige Parfum'. France 1947. Description and cultivation... This rose is valued for its pure white blooms... prone to mildew...
Book (1993) Page(s) 149. Includes photo(s).
('Virgo', 'Virgo Liberationem') A slender, upright Hybrid Tea. Mallerin (France) 1947. ('Blanche Mallerin' x 'Neige Parfum') Flowers continuously. Some mildew. Height: 100 cm (3 1/2 ft.) Good scent.
Article (magazine) (1991) Page(s) 33.
Number of petals...as average of ten blooms..'Virgo' HT (1947), 30 petals
Article (magazine) (1988) Page(s) 23.
[Colour description according to the CIELAB colour space (petal inside): L* = Lightness, a* = red-green axis, b* = yellow-blue axis]
'Virgo' (Mallerin, 47; white) L* 91-92, a* -2 to -1, b* 6-7
Book (1988) Page(s) 129. Includes photo(s).
Virgo ('Virgo Liberationem') A Hybrid Tea raised by Mallerin and introduced by Meilland-Richardier in 1947. Susceptible to mildew. Parentage: 'Pole Nord' x 'Neige Parfum'.
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 3.
Virgo blanc pur.
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 36. Includes photo(s).
Virgo : blanc pur, bouton allongé, très bonne variété.
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 4.
Virgo Mallerin 1947. Très élégant bouton blanc pur.