Chinese Viridiflora is a highly unusual and historic species-type rose, known for its distinctive green, leaf-like flowers rather than traditional coloured petals. The blooms are small, clustered, and made up of green sepals and bracts, creating a unique textural effect unlike any other rose in the garden.

This variety is valued more for its curiosity and structural interest than for fragrance or showy colour. It flowers in flushes through the season, producing a long-lasting display of green “blooms” that gradually age to deeper olive tones.

The plant has a bushy, spreading growth habit with healthy foliage and performs well in mixed borders or as a novelty feature plant. It is especially popular with collectors and gardeners seeking rare or conversation-piece roses.