Violet’s Pride™ Rose on Fortuniana Rootstock

Elegant, fragrant, and beautifully distinctive, Violet’s Pride™ is a romantic lavender rose known for its soft coloring, graceful form, and excellent garden performance. Budded onto premium Fortuniana rootstock, this variety gains added vigor, stronger root development, and enhanced performance in warm, humid climates.

Bred by Christian Bédard, Violet’s Pride™ produces medium-large blooms in a dreamy shade of lavender with a rich magenta heart. The pointed, ovoid buds open into beautifully formed flowers measuring approximately 3.5–4 inches across, held in small clusters for a soft yet striking garden display. With approximately 35–45 petals, each bloom offers a refined, full look while maintaining an airy elegance.

Its rounded, bushy growth habit makes Violet’s Pride™ a versatile choice for borders, dedicated rose beds, cutting gardens, and fragrant garden spaces. With very good disease resistance and repeat flowering performance, this rose brings color, charm, and dependable beauty throughout the growing season.

When grafted onto Fortuniana rootstock, Violet’s Pride™ benefits from a strong, vigorous root system that supports faster establishment, increased bloom production, and improved heat and humidity tolerance.

Key Features

Growing Information

Fortuniana rootstock performs best in warm climates and is especially valued throughout the southern United States for its exceptional vigor, longevity, and superior root development.

Ideal Uses

✔ Mixed Borders
✔ Dedicated Rose Gardens
✔ Cutting Gardens
✔ Fragrant Garden Displays
✔ Decorative Containers
✔ Foundation Plantings
✔ Landscape Focal Points

Why Choose Fortuniana Rootstock?

Fortuniana rootstock is prized for producing vigorous, long-lived roses with excellent performance in warm climates.

Benefits of Fortuniana Rootstock

• Produces larger, more vigorous plants
• Encourages faster establishment after planting
• Increases bloom production throughout the season
• Offers excellent heat and humidity tolerance
• Supports strong root development
• Improves drought tolerance once established
• Ideal for Southern gardens and sandy soils

Recommended Growing Regions

Violet’s Pride™ on Fortuniana rootstock performs exceptionally well in:

• Southeast
• Deep South
• Gulf Coast
• Florida
• Texas
• Southwest
• Southern California
• West Coast
• Mid-Atlantic
• Pacific Northwest

Why You'll Love Violet’s Pride™ on Fortuniana Rootstock

• Beautiful lavender blooms with a rich magenta center
• Medium-large flowers held in elegant small clusters
• Rounded, bushy growth habit fits easily into many garden designs
• Very good disease resistance for dependable performance
• Premium Fortuniana rootstock promotes vigorous growth and abundant flowering
• Excellent choice for borders, cutting gardens, and focal plantings
• Unique coloring adds softness and sophistication to the landscape
• Bred by respected rose hybridizer Christian Bédard

Add romantic color and graceful beauty to your garden with Violet’s Pride™ on Fortuniana Rootstock. With its lavender petals, magenta heart, very good disease resistance, and the added strength of Fortuniana rootstock, this premium rose offers a refined and dependable display throughout the growing season.