Queen of Violets - Hybrid Perpetual Rose
Creator: Millet-Malet, France, 1860
Origin: “Pio IX”
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 2 m
Origin: “Pio IX”
Flowers: 10 cm
Height: 2 m
It is worth growing this rose just for its for its purple-lilac flowers. This is, without doubt, its main quality, which explains the degree of popularity it reached in the Victorian Era.
Moreover, the intensity of flower color, flat and rosette-shaped, may vary depending on the year, soil, climate and sun exposure. The petals are arranged in perfect sets and its reverse is of a silvery pink. The fragrant flowers appear in groups of three to five, throughout the spring and summer. Its grayish green leaves are beautiful and enhance the unique charm of this rose.
But not all is "roses". The “Queen of Violets" can be capricious and requires special attention, especially in preventive treatments against powdery mildew and black spot.
Moreover, the intensity of flower color, flat and rosette-shaped, may vary depending on the year, soil, climate and sun exposure. The petals are arranged in perfect sets and its reverse is of a silvery pink. The fragrant flowers appear in groups of three to five, throughout the spring and summer. Its grayish green leaves are beautiful and enhance the unique charm of this rose.
But not all is "roses". The “Queen of Violets" can be capricious and requires special attention, especially in preventive treatments against powdery mildew and black spot.
