'Viola' Rose

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'Viola' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kris

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Viola (hybrid tea, Gaujard, 1955)
Exhibition name: Viola

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Marie Gaujard (1903-1995) (France, before 1955).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Viola'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lilac - pink. Moderate fragrance. up to 25 petals. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Medium green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Different views on respective seed and pollen parents. See References.