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Close-up of a mauve pink rose with green leaves in the background
Close-up of mauve pink roses with green leaves in a garden setting
Close-up of three purple roses with green leaves in the background
Close-up of a mauve pink rose with green leaves in the background
Close-up of mauve pink roses with green leaves in a garden setting

Grafted on Rosa Multiflora #1 Grade Bare-Root Rose

Violet's Pride™

$54.95 CAD Reopens Oct 15
Eligible for flat rate shipping.

Our shipping season has ended for 2026. Orders reopen October 15.

'WEKwibysicpep', also known as Dress Blues

Inspired by the witty Dowager Countess Violet Crawley from Downton Abbey, this award-winning floribunda unfurls medium blooms in cool mauve with pink undertones. Violet's Pride™ releases a very fragrant blend of sweet tea, citrus, and myrrh - perfect for beds and statement plantings.

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More About Violet's Pride™

Violet's Pride™ develops from pointed pink-mauve buds in large sprays into high-centred blooms that transition to rosettes with reflexed outer petals. Each medium flower opens in cool mauve with pink undertones, maturing to mauve grey as blooms age, releasing a very fragrant perfume of sweet tea and citrus layered with myrrh and powdery softness.
Growing Details

This continuous blooming floribunda reaches 4' × 4' with upright, bushy habit, hardy in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+ and beyond. Medium green foliage with semi-glossy finish clothes the nearly thornless rose, some susceptibility to fungal disease in certain conditions.. Violet's Pride™ thrives in full sun and all soil types for in beds or statement plantings and features rosehips for visual delight.
Awards
Fragrance Awards

Let Violet's Pride™ bring award-winning fragrance and Downton elegance to your garden!

  • Description

    Violet's Pride™ develops from pointed pink-mauve buds in large sprays into high-centred blooms that transition to rosettes with reflexed outer petals. Each medium flower opens in cool mauve with pink undertones, maturing to mauve grey as blooms age, releasing a very fragrant perfume of sweet tea and citrus layered with myrrh and powdery softness.


    Breeder: Bédard    Introduced IN 2017

  • Growing Details

    This continuous blooming floribunda reaches 4' × 4' with upright, bushy habit, hardy in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+ and beyond. Medium green foliage with semi-glossy finish clothes the nearly thornless rose, some susceptibility to fungal disease in certain conditions.. Violet's Pride™ thrives in full sun and all soil types for in beds or statement plantings and features rosehips for visual delight.

  • Characteristics

    • Classification: Floribunda
    • Typical Plant Size: 4'h x 4'w | Upright | Bushy
    • Bloom Types: High-Centered, Cupped, Double (21-39 petals)
    • Bloom Size: Medium | 2" - 3"
    • Growing Zones: Very Winter Hardy | CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+
    • Fragrance Notes: Very Fragrant, Citrus, Fruity, Myrrh, Tea, Sweet

  • Awards

    2020 Portland – Gold Medal | 2018 Rose Hills – Most Fragrant Variety
Close-up of three purple roses with green leaves in the background

Violet's Pride™

Healthy, hardy, and grown with care in Canada, our roses are selected for their beauty, reliability, and strength.