<P> The dense semi-double flowers reach an average diameter of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) with up to 35 petals, and appear in loose clusters of 3 to 15 in flushes throughout the season . They have a mild to strong, sweet musk fragrance and an elegant bloom form with outer petals that bend decoratively outwards . Their colour ranges from a blush to strong pink with a cream center and a reverse described as lemony or silvery in young flowers that changes to pink and white in mature petals . </P> <P> The compact, bushy shrub grows 0.75 to 1.5 meters (2.5 to 5 feet) high and about 1 metre (3.3 ft) wide . The young shoots are crimson with reddish purple new foliage that turns to a glossy slightly blue dark green .' Violet Carson' is (almost) thornless, rain tolerant, and winter hardy down to - 23 ° C (USDA zone 6). </P> <P> The flower has been notably featured in the graphic novel V for Vendetta, but in the movie version, is renamed to the fictitious "Scarlet Carson" which Ruth grows for her partner (Valerie) and V grows during his imprisonment in the Larkhill Resettlement Camp . They were portrayed in the film by red' Grand Prix' roses . </P>

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