Quicksilver™ Climbing Rose
Vines & Climbers
- Unique color and fragrance!
- Climbing rose with old-fashioned charm.
- Easy to train on a trellis, walls, arbors.
- Disease resistant.
- Grown on their own roots - not grafted. No special protection or fussing required.
- Zones 5-9, sun, 7' tall x 4' wide at maturity.
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Patent #: USPP 27,893
Common name: Climbing rose
Zone: 5 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 6-7' x 3-4'
Flower color: Purple
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer-fall
Bloom time: Late spring, early summer, midsummer, late summer, early fall, midfall
Features: Rare & unusual, privacy & screening, low flammability, heat tolerant, fragrant
Uses: Accent, cottage gardening, ground cover, screen, vines and climbers
How to Grow
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun). This encourages the best flower production while also aiding in disease resistance.
Water: For best results, roses should get about an inch of water each week, through rainfall or irrigation. This can be difficult to gauge, but if you avoid keeping plants too wet or too dry, they'll be fine. When watering roses, whether by hand or with an irrigation system, avoid wetting the foliage, which encourages leaf spot diseases and powdery mildew.
Spacing: 3-5 feet, minimum
Fertilizing: Roses benefit from high levels of nutrients, increasing flowering as a result. We recommend a granular rose fertilizer applied in early spring, just as the ground begins to thaw. If you wish, you can make additional applications in late spring and early summer, but do not fertilize after mid/late July.
Winterizing: In both warm and cold climates, a 2-3" layer of mulch is recommended year-round, especially in winter. In cold climates, wait until spring to prune; warmer areas may prune in autumn if desired.
Maintenance & pruning: We do recommend yearly pruning of roses, as this encourages thick, vigorous growth and the best flower coverage. Aim to cut back to just above a large, vigorous bud. The bigger the bud you cut back to, the thicker and more vigorous the growth will be. Remove any spindly stems entirely. If roses show signs of leaf spot, remove affected portions. Most roses we offer do not require deadheading, but you may do so if you wish.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
After a week a stem turned black. Tried several things to save it but the stems and the plant all turned black and hard dying.
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I planted my little rose in the beginning of May and they already have blooms( it’s August) My growing zone is 8b.
This rose is tiny and has a few canes, all smaller than straws. It did bloom, one tiny WHITE bloom. I usually buy David Austin roses, so I am used to a mature plant with several canes that are finger size in diameter for about this same.I bought this one for the color. Disappointed.
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development for quicker establishment in your garden! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
You sell great roses! Thank you!
This rose along with another rose I purchased arrived super healthy. They were both small- about 8inches tall (as expected) but healthy and look at this rose now after only about 2 months (if that)!!
both roses I purchased have grown super fast and I know they are going to be beauties!! Very impressed by the health of the roses when they arrived and I will absolutely order from this company again!!
I have barely done anything to mine. They’re so easy and just need some good sun. I live in Asheville, North Carolina, and they made it through hurricane Helene. This is the third year I’ve had my roses that I ordered. They grew really fast in my opinion but I’ve never had roses before. it was the best purchase I’ve ever made.
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We have had strong storms for days. But look! My Quick Silver roses survived the storms! You sell the greatest flowers and plants for sure! Thank you!
Planted these four Quick Silver roses last year. This is their first Spring and bloom. Totally love them! Thank you Great Garden Plants! You have great products!! 💜
I’ve had this plant for a year and was so excited to see how healthy and beautiful the blooms are! The buds start out with a pretty pink hue and then bloom in a vibrant pinkish lavender! I haven’t noticed much of a scent but I it sure is lovely!!
Heathy plant, best price and amazing customer service!
Got my quicksliver last fall. It grows crazy, this spring starts bloom. Surprised! Highly recommend !
As with all of the Great Garden Plants purchases I've made, this small plant arrived looking very healthy. It was a fast grower from the outset, and after just 2 months it has covered half of the trellis I got for it, and I just got a rather late-season beautiful single bloom. I will say that the colour is definitely closer to pink than purple, but it truly is a gorgeous flower. The only reason I've given it 4 stars rather than 5 is that this bloom has absolutely no scent at all, yet the descriptions says they're "sweetly fragrant". That aside, I'd definitely recommend this climber.
I have 4 of the plants for 2 months now and due to location they grow differently. There are still no flowers but the plants develop very well fromlittle plants
I bought one last May and this year the rose is blooming😍
Ordered 2 of these. Packaging was excellent. Plants arived in great shap. As they are blooming i see tnat i might have gotten 2 different kinds. Still beautiful
Delivered on time. Plant looks healthy and good size
Plants received weren't in good condition and have been struggling ever since. Lost 1 of 4 roses and probably lose a second rose.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Healthy plants, arrived as promised. Some of the soil had shifted out during transport, but the plants were great. I look forward to the lovely flowers!
Very small plant sent and died shortly after received
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Quicksilver™ Climbing Rose
Healthy
I bought this rose in 2022 (it is now 2026). I bought the tiny pot because it was affordable and I wouldn't have to dig a big hole, then completely forgot it existed for about a year. Finally I saw a 5 foot tall plant arm sticking up out of nowhere and realized that tough little Quicksilver had not only survived a year of total neglect in that tiny pot, it had THRIVED. I knew it was going to be a great rose at that point!
It has now been in the ground since spring of 2023 and it is INCREDIBLE. It is a wildly vigorous rose. Last year it grew so much that it's trained all the way across the top of my arch and is now on the other side. It's extremely healthy. The blooms are MASSIVE, last a long time on the plant, and are truly purple. It really is lavender colored in person. It's a showstopper. I can't recommend it highly enough!
Do you send a plant in a pot with soil or a root cutting?
We ship young plants in containers. We do not send bare root plants.