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'Viridiflora' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
97 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 of 23" to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden. Shade tolerant.
Notes:
Rosa chinensis f. viridiflora (Lavallée) C.K.Schneid. (1905) 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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