'Violet Carson' Rose

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'Violet Carson' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MACio

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MACio
Exhibition name: Violet Carson

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV (1964).
Introduced in Ireland by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Ireland) as 'Violet Carson'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Parentage:

Madame Léon Cuny × Spartan (floribunda, Boerner, 1955)

Notes:

Melville Nurseries says Violet Carson has large clusters of well-formed double blooms of peach-pink with soft lemon reverses...