Wow! I hope mine gets like that! Got it from Northland Rosarium last yr. Got a couple of blooms on a small plant . The color was gorgeous. I don't think I ever took a whiff of it. I'm looking forward to it doing more this yr.

OMG, I wish this was available in Italy!!! I'd get at least three...

I bought 2 from Northland last year. They are in pots and are healthy. They havent bloomed much yet but they are still babies. One has bloomed a few times but my chickens are obsessed with lavender roses...no clue why. They mostly leave the other colors alone. They used to eat all the Poseidon and Blue Girl flowers off until those plants got too tall for them to get the blooms. Lavender flowers must taste better lol.

Got mine last year. Can't WAIT for it to look like those pics!!

oh that is nice! I was considering this one......hmmmm I think I need it lol!

LOL Jasmine that's good to know that the chickens like them. Mine are in a pen, but in the spring and summer I gather weeds to give to them, so now I know I can give them the spent lavender blooms. Mine seem to like red ones more than yellow ones. It's probably like with the deer. The smellier they are, the tastier they are!!

Yeah my chickens love roses especially my turkey. He just about eats them whole..... so a fence will be going up in the back yard.

I wonder what ratio of rose gardeners have chickens? I bet it's high!

Thank you all for the response!

Chris - do you think Quick Silver will be big enough to go up a 9’ pergola? I don’t expect the two plants to meet in the middle as the pergola is 16’ wide, I should note that they will live in large fiberglass containers (3’Hx3’Wx2’D) on my roof terrace so given the height of the planter, they should have a head start as they don’t have to climb from ground level. Do they reach at least 4’ wide at maturity?

Thanks again!

In my Zone 8 in Oregon the own root Quicksilver are reaching up to 9 feet in my trial fields. How wide the plants will be has a lot to do with how you manage the climber. It is fairly free on making basal shoots but on a young plant you may need to encourage basal shoots with some pinching (soft pinching when it is a young plant).

I have not grown this variety in a container- so no data, but it does not seem unhappy in smaller containers in production so hopefully will be fine. Some roses really are not happy when the roots are constrained by a pot.

I always like to mention that a climber is a big rose so it needs a lot of area for root growth to support all the plant growth above the soil line. It is important to make sure it has enough moisture so growth and flowering are not limited.

Also plants in pots are more susceptible to winter damage because the roots are more exposed to cold air temperatures. If you have very cold winter weather you may want to give a potted rose some extra protection that would not be necessary for a rose planted in the ground. It can be as little as moving the rose closer to a building, or wrapping the pot in a thermal blanket or insulation when temperatures get very cold.

Chris, do you know if/when this beauty might be available to us in Europe?

Thank you for the info Chris!

The downside of urban living - I wouldn’t be able to have roses if I can't grow them in containers and I can’t have that! The plan is to get the biggest containers I can and diligently baby them - the hardest part will be hauling soil up 4 flights of stairs. I will have drip irrigation set up and will have to monitor as the roof gets very hot in the summer.

NYC winters aren’t so bad, the lowest it will dip are the teens, and it generally doesn’t stay that cold for long, 20s-30s is the norm. As I type this snow is falling, so maybe I should stop jinxing myself and pray spring arrives soon.

jabboski - good luck with the project and I do not mean to discourage at all -just adding some information on the challenges of growing climbers in pots. I would only think protection of pot to be necessary below 12 F and again only because pots can change temperature must faster than ground soil temperatures.

bart - Sorry as far as I know Kordes does not plan a release in Europe but it is not something I have any knowledge of nor do I participate in the decision.

Thank you Chris! Any info I can get is helpful since the environment isn't ideal for climbers, but I love roses so gotta try! :)

I will post updates as the project progresses.

My Quick Silver also came from Northland Rosarium. and yes, I have chickens. (OT - I'm planning a chicken garden this year with plants I can dry for chicken pot-pourri for their nesting boxes. I've bought it in the past and it does keep the coop smelling nice. Rose petals, lavender, calendula, nasturtium, monarda, oregano, sage, rosemary and artemisia. Some for fragrance, some for parasite protection. Lots of info online about which plants are safe for them to eat.)

Bart, I know exactly how frustrating that is! My rose garden will never be complete without Augusta Luise, a European rose, unavailable here.

My AUGUSTA LUISE just died on me... I'm so bummed...

I am so sorry, Beth. Did it get too cold for her? She's not very cold hardy here, and we had a brutal winter, so I put a little protection on her--wish I'd done more cause my 6 foot rose is about 6 inches right now (just pruned her). Diane

Just an update for those interested in Quick Silver, I received 2 from Roses Unlimited on Apr 20, young, healthy looking plants with bonus buds!

They have been upgraded to 5 gallon pots with compost and soil as I wait for my landscaper to finish hardscaping my roof so they can go to their permanent home.

The flowers last a long time on the bush, this is the same flower 7 days later on Apr 27, and yes, it is fragrant, usually in the morning (maybe a 4 on a scale of 10, it is a very young plant).

Gorgeous! I love my Quicksilvers. They are blooming more lately. The flowers are often quartered. I have noticed the fragrance is very faint. I will try smelling them early in the morning next time lol. I had some thrips damage on this bloom

Jasmine, please check for thrips before you inhale, he he.

Here is my first ever bloom of Quicksilver:

There is some sort of critter on one of the petals.

Beautiful!!