Rosa 'Violet Carson'
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| Rosa 'Violet Carson' | |
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| Details | |
| 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 was named after Violet Carson, the actress who played Ena Sharples in Coronation Street, the British soap opera.[3] 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.[4]
The flower has 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.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Violet Carson". HelpMeFind.com Roses. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=6437. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ http://www.treloar-roses.com.au/files/violet_carson.htm
- ^ http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/carson_violet.html
- ^ Rogers Roses - 'Violet Carson'
- ^ "V for Vendetta Production Notes". Warner Bros.. http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/cmp/prod_notes_ch_03.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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