The Green Rose (Rosa viridiflora)
Name The Green Rose (Rosa viridiflora)
Year before 1744
Type China
Color green
Parentage Probably a sport of Parson’s Pink China
Name The Green Rose (Rosa viridiflora)
Year before 1744
Type China
Color green
Parentage Probably a sport of Parson’s Pink China
Name The Green Rose (Rosa viridiflora)
Year before 1744
Type China
Color green
Parentage Probably a sport of Parson’s Pink China
Additional Information
Rapid rebloomer; no fragrance; no petals – petals have turned into sepals which form a floral rosette; sometimes gets red splotches with age; 100% sterile as the stamen and pistol are both non-existent in this rose; a sported version – Viridiflora Sport – has been around for quite a while and has sepals that appear to be regaining red or pink coloring like it is trying to sport back to the parent plant; 1.5”-2” double blooms borne in clusters.