Rate your newer lavender roses, etc.
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI look forward to what others have to say on some of these newer roses unfortunately my quicksilver is brand. New
I look forward to what others have to say on some of these newer roses unfortunately my quicksilver is brand new .it has gotten lots of new growth and a couple of pretty blooms. This fall it goes in the ground next to its arbor.I have had Lavender Veranda for 3 years. I have to admit that this year it got neglected and it paid the price with blackspot. it is in a pot pushed into the back of the yard. I cut it way back and it is already getting new growth. This is a rose worth keeping. It has beautiful , small blooms and when taken care of seemed healthy.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI do hope some good things are said about Quicksilver. I'm eyeing it for next spring.
My only lavender is Love Song, an older lavender, I know. I loved it last year. Then I transplanted it, and it has barely been hanging on since. Minus points for vigor, I guess. Just hope it survives this winter and makes a comeback in the spring. It really has a beautiful bloom. Here are some blooms from last year, not to be even remotely matched by this year's blooms! : (
I suppose I could order a new plant for next spring.
Kate
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Comments (19)all the varied rose prices are making me nuts. I see one deal then another and never know where to stop! Well back in the bare root season I bought 2 expensive roses in peat pots. They were about $22 each. Black Baccart & PJP II. I got those planted nice and early and they are two of my nicest roses. That same darn nursery keeps knocking down the prices on those peat pots. First to $9.99 so I got Candyland climber, rock N' roll, and mardi gras. the candyland is going gangbusters and the other 2 are starting to fill out. Now they dropped the prices on those peat pots to $5 with some giant plants in them. I picked up an iceberg this week. And I'm not sure if I can resist the Dreamweaver climber they had. Of course I have also picked up cheap $6 container roses at Lowe's (which grow really well!) and a bunch of body bags I bought at HD (not that great really...). boy you can spend almost anything on these roses. Of course our local nursery has rows & rows of gorgeous giant container roses. My favorite "break" is to take a cup of coffee and wander through their roses. I haven't been brave enough to buy one but I find a new favorite there all the time. Diana Princess of Whales was sooo tempting today. ok way too long of an answer! gbebeh (with wayy too much shopping in San Diego)...See MoreMauve, lavender, purple, etc
Comments (31)Beth, Please see the difference between your Blue Boy picture on help me find and the other pictures of blue boy on Help me find: Your Blue boy (many petals): Other Blue Boy (less petals and different flower): They are two different roses though the names are the same. I know because I bought a Blue boy bush this year and on its label it was written that it is developed by Interplant, year 2000. on the label it was also written repeat blooming. I bought it because i liked the flowers on the photo of the label and because it repeated. When I went home and researched the rose, I was shocked that on Help me Find it was written that Blue Boy does not repeat. I called the shop and they explained to me that my rose is a different rose that repeats. Anyway, I will understand what I got when I see how it blooms this year....See More"Royal Lavender" rose
Comments (11)Hi Bart! I'm sorry, I've been "otherwise occupied" battling downy mildew. Royal Lavender is NOT a silvery-lavender. It IS sometimes pinkish-mauve, sometimes rather brownish-lavender. It is quite fragrant and there honestly isn't anything else quite like it. It was one of the first "mauvish" climbers and is pretty much a museum piece these days, as are many of the other strangly colored early roses. If water, space and disease pressures weren't issues here, I would grow it again. I wouldn't use it for breeding, which is pretty much what I limit my space use for these days, but I did enjoy the rose. In the mid California desert, it was healthy, but I know it wouldn't be here along the Central California Coast where nights are chilly and wet, followed by warmish, sunny and very windy days. If you just have to try it, go for it. But, if you really want something along the coloring of Blue Moon, Sterling Silver and their like, it won't please you....See MoreKristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
4 years agoHere vapor , I hope this helps you! Now the white residue is a spray the nursery must have used . And it looks rough because we just had a heat wave and in one day I missed watering due to a early appointment and seriously it baked the rose! Lol
there are tiny thorns on the back of the leaf stems
Little serration on the edges
The thorns age to the dark brown closer to the bottom of the plant
maybe ... you should buy one they seems closest and not plant it til you get a bloom ? Keep your receipt, they allow returns . Then you don’t miss out if it is it.
I hope that helps A little ...
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
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flowersaremusic z5 Eastern WA
4 years agoQuicksilver is such a good rose in my garden. Minimal winter tip damage, which is remarkable and appreciated when a climber doesn't have to start from the ground every year.
Lavender Pinocchio is new to me. Planted last fall, he's still small, but blooms a lot for a little guy. These blooms are badly heat and thrip damaged. I think I'm really going to like him. Not as pink as in photo.
Blue for You has never done well for me. Approx. 6 yrs. old and still very small. He might be leaving.
Poseidon was planted this summer, and at only 1' tall, is serving up lots of blooms, although very thrip damaged. He seems vigorous, eager and I love the muted color. He's holding up well in this heat, a big plus.
Plum Perfect is healthy, bloomy and quietly does his thing without demanding special care. I went back for another one.
I'm putting a lot of hope into Lavender Crush, generously given to me by Lilyfinch, and I'm still pinching myself because I had given up finding one. Vapor, I know how frustrating it is when you practically camp out at Walmart waiting for the rose delivery and still never find Lavender Crush. He's going in the ground as soon as the heat lets up. He overwintered in the garage like a champ.
I would love to grow Love Song, Blue Girl/Moon and Stainless Steel, but not hardy enough for our winters.
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4 years agoThanks everyone, appreciate everyone’s input.
I planted QUICKSILVER this year, I ordered it from Edmunds, I think it’s own root, I’ve been pleased so far.
VIOLET’S PRIDE - Planted this one last year, own root. Seems like a good rose, some of the pictures I’ve seen from others are gorgeous!
POSEIDON on Multiflora - Definitely my most vigorous lavender right now, bloomed almost continuously through June, but I think has suffered from heat fatigue like most of my roses. I really love this rose. I have two, the one I planted last year seems to be on track to be just as vigorous as my established one.
I’m probably the only one who will hang on to a wimpy bush just because I love the few gorgeous, fragrant blooms it produces, that would be ROYAL AMETHYST, to me the blooms are worth it! The bush has put on some new growth, so I can wish! Dr. Huey.
My PLUM PERFECT on Multiflora started out really good its first year in a pot, put it in the ground last year, did pretty good. Thought it was doing good, but got infected with something, seems to be recovering, so I’ll wait and see.
LOVE SONG on Dr. Huey - In more recent years this rose hasn’t been that vigorous, but I’m hoping since I got my rose beds cleaned out and with some TLC this one will do better.
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joeywyomingzone4
4 years agoFragrant Lavender. Definitely lives up to the name!-the scent is lovely. The blooms go from lavender buds to a silvery color as it ages. Temperatures here are mid-90s and the blooms are lasting 4-5 days. The only thing I don't love is that the bloom looks a bit crumpled until it opens fully. I got this one from the Wayside Gardens sale as a bareroot and it is about 18 inches high now.
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Laura LaRosa (7b)
4 years agoHere is Angel Face. She’s extremely fragrant and so far has produced many blooms. I got her at Home Depot on sale recently. She is in a large container and gets strong afternoon sun so the buds to wilt a bit.
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI totally forgot about Angel Face! She is such a good bloomer here too.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThis is such a lovely thread!! Violet roses are my favorite right now ! I am enjoying them more than anything else .
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