It has a very special place in my garden. After all these years of rose gardening, it’s won my heart. Early this season, I got 2 half inch buds, But not being used to the weather in NC, I didn’t give them enough water to bloom. Now I have three of those wonderful spikey blooms on a tiny plant and they are thriving. They are a gem for any rose aficionado.

Which i planted in my full sun rose garden. YIKES, I just read it prefers shade. Now what?

40 years ago, my dad and mother took me to the Franklin Park Columbus Zoo and the Botanical Gardarden.

We rounded the Gardarden, and I found the "The Green Rose." The marking said, the that the plant was known for decades.

Years ago, I found the Reagan Nursery, and I bought 2 plants of the "The Green Rose."

I sold my California resident, coming back to Ohio.

Buying 2 "The Green Rose."

Thanks!!

My Daddy's favorite when I was young and I'd like to have one of my own now that I'm getting old and living on my own as a widow.. I will soon be in my mid-90s.

I have always dreamed of having one of these roses since I was little and I saw it in a book. The bright green "flowers" are so unique that they add a festive contrast to your bouquets. I love how the flowers mock a typical rose yet burst outwardly like a firework with small hints of rust red on the edges. I have to keep mine in a pot on the patio due to the weather (where I bring it indoors to avoid the extreme cold) and because this bush is very tasty to deer and rabbits. I recommend having a fence around it if you are going to put it out in the yard. Enjoy this wonderful gem!