• S No. 233
• Seedling No 11/2010
• VIRflame

Bred by M.S. Viraraghavan (India, circa 2010).

Hybrid Gigantea, Shrub.  

Orange blend.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, single to semi-double, borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Medium buds.  

Bushy.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  

Can be used for container rose or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

Viru had wanted to release this brightly coloured rose, and then he thought he would use it some more in his breeding line, so he postponed naming and releasing it. Its flowers are so cheerful and bright , and beckon you on a morning when the rest of the garden is asleep and just a sea of green. I have always been fond of this seedling , bred in 2010, and would urge Viru to release it, but he wanted to use it further in his breeding programme. ‘Winter Sunset’ has been a favourite seed parent for Viru and he had many seedlings from it, some which have been released like ‘Remembering Nico’, ‘Sakura Sunset’, ‘Maria Cecilia Freeman’ and ‘Jay Hiers’. Viru would always say’ the rose will find its way’ – ‘Winter Sunset’ was bred by Griffith Buck of the USA, as was ‘Carefree Beauty’ and they were meant to be for cold zones of the world, whereas Viru was breeding for warm climates, and yet he found these Buck roses were good for his hybridizing programme.

Saffron to iridiscent orange with very red stamens

Prickles: small size, triangular