'Leila Verde' Rose

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'Leila Verde' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Lila Vidri

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lila Vidri
Exhibition name: Lila Vidri

Origin:

Bred by Simon (Simó) Dot (Spain, 1958).
Introduced in France by Maurice Combe in 1961 as 'Lila Vidri'.
Introduced in France by Pépinières Minier in 1961 as 'Lila Vidri'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lilac. Moderate, lemon fragrance. up to 30 petals. Medium, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Compact, upright.

Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Unnamed Seedling × Prélude (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954)
pollen:	Rosa de Friera

Notes:

The rose sold under the name LEILA VERDE is probably 'Lila Vidri' by Simon Dot. The name is listed as a synonym of 'Lila Vidri' by Modern Roses 12.
Arena Roses says this rose came to them from a collector on the east coast who had brought it in from Europe many years before...