New rose variety named after M.S. Swaminathan
The Hindu
M.S. Viraraghavan, a leading horticulturist in the country based in Kodaikanal, has bred the variety
A new rose variety has been named after the eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan.
M.S. Viraraghavan, a leading horticulturist in the country based in Kodaikanal, has bred a new rose variety and named it “The M S Swaminanthan Rose”. This rose wearing a magenta purple is highly disease resistant, according to a release from the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.
This variety of rose plant, which results from a series of crosses between “news” variety of rose and other purple roses, grows up to a height of 4 to 5 feet with a dark green granular surface, large leaves with regular thorns.
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