What have you got to lose, Dave? At $29.98, in a 2 gallon pot, with postage free....think of what it would cost if Heirloom had it, and you got it there as a single order from them? Final cost there is ~$80.00, and that's for a 1 gallon size, not a 2 gallon size as Home Depot offers. It looks like a beauty, but the main (first), photo on Home Depot is certainly tinkered with, no? 🙄

I've ordered lots of roses from Home Depot Online with much satisfaction. I also have patronized Wal-Mart Online with equal success.

Moses.

@Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6 - definitely less to loose (man, and even less expensive for you). I agree, I’ve also had a good experience purchasing roses online from Home Depot as long as it’s not from a few third party sellers like National Plant Network from whom I’ve received random bareroot roses.

@BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14) - This is great to hear! Thanks for posting the video. I hope I may sometimes see deeper lavender tones, but it’s a good looking rose amyway.

In Wyoming, Dave, I would be surprised if your cooler climate would not bring out more intense lavender in the blooms of Pacific Blue. The photos of your roses on HMFR bear witness to both your gardening skills as well as extraordinary bushes and their blooms.

Moses.

Thanks Moses, hopefully the cooler weather and maybe limiting afternoon sun will bring a bit more of the lavender tones, or then again, as you mentioned in your first post, maybe the picture has been doctored. Maybe they hired the same photo editor as one working for Garden’s Alive family of companies (Brecks, etc) 😁

I don’t think Pacific Blue is very blue in any climate, even during the cool spring. It’s an unfortunate name in my opinion, for an otherwise excellent light pink rose. Much closer to Royal Highness or Amazing Grace in color than say Blue Girl or Poseidon. The Pride is an excellent new lavender that’s much more ”blue” than Pacific Blue

Perhaps tissue was the inspiration behind the name instead of the blooms actually being blue :) Either way, I’m excited to grow it. Thanks for the info Ben. I purchased another Cathedral Bells from Home Depot online and also noticed they have Loves Me, Loves Me Not and for that price for the size of the plants, I couldn’t pass them up.

thank you for the video and the recommendation Ben! I love the color and form.