Here’s the top part of my old LC...you can see the canes extend to beyond the roofline, probably about 10’ in height. I didn’t have a full plant pic because there are other bushes in front of it.

In Tyler I saw a plant trained into a uniform 5’ shrub...it looked pretty good, doens’t appear to be a variety that needs to be trained laterally to bloom. But it will have stiff, climber-length shoots, they are quite sturdy and can be trimmed to be free-standing.

Sorry. Mine is too small yet. I wasn't really expecting much from a bagged rose and it took a long time to send out feeder roots and decide to "take", giving one flush a few weeks ago, but I've been lax about watering recently. It's a climber so I'll give and not expect the same growth as BenT in my zone.

Hello! I just started getting into roses as I've recently purchased my forever home in NM. I just wanted to say that I read your guys threads often as they are VERY helpful! So thank you so much. I just bought my first LC because of your posts. If anyone is still looking, like a newbie like me, I found it at Chambleeroses.com. I also had called them and they were so helpful and kind. Thanks again for all the knowledge you share!

I bought one last year as a mis- labeled Tree Rose at Lowes. It was the first to bloom this year!
and FYI my local Home Depots had Lavender Crush in their body bags-- well I guess they're not bags anymore--what do we call them now, plastic coffins? LOL
Carla in Sac

I don't think this will be a climber in zone 6 but I still like it. As luck would have it I just bought one of these as a bagged Rose from Menards for my friends Garden. Menards has really great bagged roses compared to other places and much better than the one I bought from Walmart a couple of years ago. Plus they're $5! Grafted on dr. Huey I'm sure.

I bought my LC from Burling last year. It slept..and slept. This is its second year, so I’m looking for some creep activity. Pictures will come when it blooms!

Mine died when the polar vortex hit...my blooms were small, but very fragrant..

I’m surprised it died, Rekha. My Lavender Crush was totally tip hardy, we got down to -2ºF and never reached above freezing for 8 day period...a zone 6b winter in my normally 8a location. I’m finding a great deal of variance in what died, got damaged or remained totally hardy, even within the same variety. I think there were many factors at play (wind exposure, snow cover, plant maturity ,neighbor‘s sprinkler neglect etc).

I was thinking the same thing. It's survived -7F in a protected spot.

Wowza! I have heat that worries me. Hopefully it's a champ. Fingers crossed.

Ben and Vapor, I lost about 8 Roses, most were Roses that were actively putting on new growth when the polar vortex hit. 6 of them were new plants that I just planted from Palestine, one was lavender crush and one Evelyn that was not doing well. Only Evelyn was own root but she was not doing well in the first place. 5 of the 6 new Rose's from Palentine were along the fence facing the golf course, so must have been more cold? I covered all of them....

I think the difference may be that your roots were not yet established. I planted some teensy rooted roses from Freedom Gardens in November and they all made it through, but we had a nice long Fall to get their roots on.

I know you're usually warm in winter, but did you by any chance bury the graft? If so, I wouldn't count them out yet. If OR, I would definitely give it more time. I thought I lost some large rooted cuttings due to fungas gnats so I put them in the unheated attached garage where it gets quite cold for the remainder of the Winter. Most of them stayed dead, but one sent up a shoot from the roots so I'm holding my breath it's a rose shoot and not some random oak.

Vapor, I did not bury the graft...most here dont so I did not. But I mulched and covered and it still did not help:(. They are definitely dead.

I never have luck with the grafted Rose's, probably my own inexperience,

Rekha, I’m pretty devastated, as I have a LC that I believe I lost this winter as well. I thought it had made it through like a champ, but I went to prune today and one cane was shriveled and the other is starting to turn black at the base and looks pretty bad. Got my fingers crossed that somehow something will come from a dormant bud but it’s not looking good. I fell in love with the blooms I got last year.

Dilly, if you have Ollie's or Menards you might want to check there as I saw them at both places. Cheap too!

maybe it’s my sporadic visits to the forum, but seems like it’s been a while, dilly.

hope things are good outside your LC not making it

Vap, thanks! I need to try again. Menards is where I got the last one. Bought 5 LC’s, 3 turned out to be red HT’s, one failed to thrive, and now this one. Haha. Maybe they’ll have still have some in stock when I check!

jc, yes, it’s been a while. :) 4 kids, stay at home mom. keeps me pretty busy. lol :)

It really is a very clear purple unlike any of the others i have which are marketed that way

Lavender crush, Veilchenblau, chianti, intrigue

Twilight Zone and Ebb Tide are definite purples, just a lot darker than Lavender Crush. On the lighter side, Angel Face (mine) and Love Song are definite true lavenders, not pinkish. Diane

Diane, this is a compliment but I would never use your roses as a standard to measure mine against 😬

They are too perfect!

You are too modest, jc. Your roses above are beautiful. What are the two you are holding? They're my favorites, though all are wonderful. Love your home, too. I wish we had all the greenery you have. Diane

That one is Chianti which I’ve waited 2 years to see any blooms from.

it has strong purple undertones but nothing like your ebb tides and twilight zones, which are the actual purples I would like to achieve.

as far as the photos- it’s all about the angles.

I thought that was Chianti--I saw yours on another thread, too. I've wanted it for ages, but I'll never have the room. I hope you show us more photos of this rose. Diane

I've been killing myself looking for a lavender crush for the last like 3 years

Sam, you can order from Regan nursery https://www.regannursery.com/rose/Rosa-Climber-Lavender-Crush-New-2020 in September. Helen

Sam , where are you located ?

Heirloom Roses has Lavender Crush! I grabbed one. Does anyone have any updates on how their Lavender Crush has been doing health wise and for rebloom?

Our local plant nursery this year carries LC at $69.99. I am happy I ordered from Regan for bare root. The root is tremendous and I was really impressed. It is blooming already

Wow Forever! I would love to see a picture sometime! :)

I have one bought 5 years ago from Walmart. Here are some pictures when it bloomed really good in 2020. Since then it is loosing battle with Rose midges. This year it is one cane wonder.

@Blue Mountain Girl Zone 8 Va here is the picture of my lavender crush’s first bloom

@Tututara Zone 7 your LC pictures are so beautiful. I hope it will bounce back to its glory

Thank you so much Forever and Tututara for your photos! They are stunning. That bright purple color fairly glows. I’m so glad i was able to get her. :)

My lavender crush has bloomed a few times. One issue, when fully open, the edges tend to look smoked. I hope it will improve when the plant matures a little

Other than that, I am very pleased anout the color, the silver back, and fragrance

Hi all, can anyone post updates on their Lavender crushes and their plants habits? I’m a sucker for a lighter reverse and these are so pretty. how is it doing for y’all this spring?

@Echo_Texas_zone9a，following is taken this morning.

LC is very prone to black spots in my area. My friends also report the same for theirs.

I planted it with a maple tree blocking west sun on purpose. It grows tall and narrow, although it supports itself well. The color is really beautiful. Very strong citrus scent

I'm probably in the minority here, but I got rid of mine. It bloomed a lot and the fragrance was nice, but the blooms liked faded to me with that unique coloring, and I didn't lik them atop the light green matte foliage. If they were against a lighter background (like a white wall or picket fence or something) I might've liked it better, but against our dark charcoal grey walls, it just looked depressing so it's gone. Mine did bloom well, did just fine in extreme heat, and had no disease.

Thanks for both of your feedback!

My LC is just coming into its first season of blooming for me. I got a quite large plant last fall and planted it next to my trellis. It is growing very vigorously, throwing out lots of canes. The foliage is beautiful, but so far the blooms are a bit small and the color is kind of washed out. Hopefully that improves. The fragrance is wonderful! My daughter insists it smells like salted cucumbers, but I smell citrus.

I have two plants of it, bought as body bags from Walmart four or five years ago. It has good enough vigor and is pretty healthy here. The blooms are pretty and dramatically dark when they first open, and are very fragrant. But they fade to a greyish lavender and I can see how you'd find them depressing, Robert..they're kind of somber. But I find a number of lavenders and even mauves somber. Still I like them most of the time .

I took a picture of a group of them yesterday and will see if it's any good.

Oh wow, none of mine have opened nearly that dark! At their best, mine look like your second picture.

I really like the light reverse. on this plant and in general. I do not have any lavenders. I do have Celestial Night and Twilight Zone that are kind of purple dark red-ish blends but nothing truly purple. This caught my eye as well as Arctic Blue. both for their kind of light reverse. Arctic Blue for its multidimensional color palette.

Here's my plant picture taken very recently. The blooms are not as purple as some of mine above. I should get a picture of the greyish lavender color they fade to. It's pretty ashen or funereal looking.

Anything over 80° mine turn a crumpled gray color.

I moved it to shade but it black spots horribly

Carla in Sac

Hmm doesn’t sound like it would like my climate. I only have one black spotter and I really don’t need two

I loved my Lavender Crush in Texas, and I love it in California.

My plant pics taken today:

Ben

Do you spray for black spot?

Carla

Carla,

I’ve not sprayed since I moved to Elk Grove 2+ years ago, but never say never!

@BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14), your LC blooms are certainly beautiful. I wish mine would be like that.

Mine only look good when the blooms just opening. Then the color is quickly washed out and does not look attractive. This is only spring and the weather is mostly pleasant. I can understand that @User had to remove it. Mine does not take a prime spot.

Ben, your LC is just stunning. What part of Texas did you grow it?