Joseph Victor Viviand-Morel (1843, born near Lons-le-Saunier – 28 December 1915, Lyon) was a French horticulturist and gardener.
Trained as a gardener, in 1864, he became a deputy-chief at the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon. For a number of years in Lyon, he collaborated with botanist Alexis Jordan (1814–1897), with whom he cultivated many varieties of plants.JSTOR Global Plants biography of Alexis Jordan From 1882 to 1915, he was editor-in-chief of the journal Lyon Horticole.Prosopo Sociétés savantes de France
In 1872, he was a founding member of the Société botanique de Lyon, serving as its president on five occasions. He also served as secretary general of the Association horticole lyonnaise (1879) and was a member of the Société botanique de France.
Published works Production et mérite des hybrides, 1893. Les oeillets remontants : histoire et culture, 1895. Instructions sur la culture des chrysanthèmes a la grande fleur, 1896. La culture des chrysanthèmes : à la grande fleur, 1903.OCLC Classify (publications)
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