Rosa 'Violet Carson'

Rosa 'Violet Carson'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Rosa" 'Violet Carson'
hybrid = "Rosa" hybrid 'Mme Leon Cuny' x 'Spartan'
cultivar = 'Violet Carson'
origin = | origin = Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1964. cite web|url=http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=6437|title=Violet Carson|publisher=HelpMeFind.com Roses|accessdate=2008-01-21]

Violet Carson is a rose cultivar, an uncommon hybrid of the Mme Leon Cuny and Spartan varieties, created between 1963 and 1964. [http://www.treloar-roses.com.au/files/violet_carson.htm] It was named after Violet Carson, the actress who played Ena Sharples in "Coronation Street", the British soap opera. [http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/carson_violet.html] 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. [http://www.rogersroses.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~3002~gid~.asp Rogers Roses - 'Violet Carson' ] ]

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.cite web|url=http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/cmp/prod_notes_ch_03.html|title=V for Vendetta Production Notes|publisher=Warner Bros.|accessdate=2008-02-17]

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