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'Lavender Dream' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Bug_girl
HMF Ratings:
48 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Shrub. Registration name: INTerlavExhibition name: Lavender Dream
Bloom:
Pink, lilac shading. None / no, lavender fragrance. 11 to 15 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single to semi-double, cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading. Medium, matte, light green foliage.
Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm). Width: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for garden, landscape, shrub or specimen. Flowers drop off cleanly. produces decorative hips. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 524 on 20 Aug 1990 United States - Patent No: PP 5,916 on 31 Mar 1987 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/775,992 on 13 Sep 1985
Notes:
Lavender Dream was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.
In Southern California, this rose can achieve easily 8-ft. in height, and a good 10-ft in width. In Southern California, whether deadheaded or not, it repeats continuously right into winter, when it can produce a generous crop of small currant-like red hips.
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