How big do your Pavement Roses get?

last year

I am in Zone 4a in Edmonton, Alberta. Last year, I planted 3 Pavement Roses (Snow Pavement, Purple Pavement and Pink Pavement Roses) which were in 2 gallon pots. They were these clearance plants at Lowe's and I snapped them up! LOL! So they were kind of not the healthiest looking little skinny things....

Anyway, a year later, these things have become like 3' x 3' already!!! I cannot believe how big they have become, just over ONE SEASON! They have been blooming quite well, esp the Purple Pavement which has been blooming non-stop! This is followed by the Snow Pavement and then the Pink Pavement has been blooming the least, likely because it is in a slightly more shaded area than the other two.

My question is, how big will these things get!? I thought that their mature size in Zone 4a would be about 2 to 3 feet wide and tall, and yet they are already there just after one season! I am so scared that they would become these uncontrollable giants that I cannot prune as they are so prickly!!! LOL!

Anyway, I must say that they are so far quite shapely with a rounded shape. I gently prune the lower branches last month just to make them more shapely and that did help. But for those of you in colder climates and who grow these Pavement Roses, seriously, how big do they get!?

Thanks in advance!

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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR

last year

In Alaska mine were 3-4 ft. They were smaller than Hansa or RosdeL'Hay.

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mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
last year
I'm familiar with Snow Pavement and Purple Pavement. They are rugosas, and they get to normal rugosa size here - 4 to 5 feet.
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fig_insanity Z7b E TN
last year
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I'm in Z7, so I'm sure your results will vary. Although maybe not, since rugosas are very hardy, lol. I grew Purple Pavement many years ago. I bought it as Rotes Meer before it was renamed PP. It has gone to the great rose garden in the sky, but at its largest, it was at least five feet tall, and slightly narrower. I think the "pavement" designation is very misleading, whether intentional or not. It makes it sound as if the series is suitable as groundcover, and they are NOT that.
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ostrich
Original Author
last year
Thank you everyone, for your helpful responses!

mad_gallica, it is reassuring to hear that even in balmy Zone 5, Snow Pavement does not get larger than 4-5 feet! Thanks!

Sheila, this is very interesting to hear that you had it at 3-4 feet in Alaska! Now, what zone would that be in please? I understand that Alaska has anything from Zone 1 to 8!? So I wonder what zone you were in please?

fig_insanity, zone 7 would be so warm for us!!! Ha ha ha... anyway, again, it is reassuring that even in Zone 7, Purple Pavement was not taller than 5 ft!!! Yes, the name "pavement" is super misleading! What a "no-so-attractive" name for such a group of lovely roses!

Thank you again everyone! Now I feel a bit better... LOL!
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
last year
I was in z 3 in Alaska, Ostrich. I should have put that in.
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porkchop_z5b_MI
last year
I have a Snow Pavement, and it's about 5' tall, maybe 5.5'.

The Fraus I have (Frau Dagmar Hastrup) are a bit shorter, probably about 4.5'.
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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
10 months ago
I have snow pavement. 3’ by 3’
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