Rosa 'Violet Carson'

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Rosa 'Violet Carson'
Hybrid parentage
Rosa hybrid
'Mme Leon Cuny' x 'Spartan'
Cultivar
'Violet Carson'
Origin
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1964. [1]

Violet Carson is a rose cultivar, an uncommon hybrid of the Mme Leon Cuny and Spartan varieties, created between 1963 and 1964.[2] It is a shrub which grows to a height of between 0.75 to 1.5 meters (2.5 to 5 feet) with semi-double flowers (ranging from a blush pink, peachy-pink, to a strong pink), with a silvery reverse.[3]

The flower is notably featured in the graphic novel V for Vendetta, but in the movie version, is renamed to the fictitious "Scarlet Carson" which was portrayed in the film by red Grand Prix roses.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Violet Carson. HelpMeFind.com Roses. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  2. ^ http://www.treloar-roses.com.au/files/violet_carson.htm
  3. ^ Rogers Roses - 'Violet Carson'
  4. ^ V for Vendetta Production Notes. Warner Bros.. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.