A lavender-mauve climber with a silvery sheen.
Arborose® series
Kordes climber collection
USDA zone 6. Down to about −23 °C; up to zone 5 with winter protection.
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41–50 petals.
Light to moderate, sweet rose scent.
Good/excellent (claimed by nurseries; typical of Kordes).
Full sun or light partial shade; repeat flowering.
Shoots with thorns.
Dark green, semi-glossy, leathery, 7 leaflets.
Breeder's code KORpucoblu.
Lavender-mauve (mauve) with a silvery sheen — hence the name 'quicksilver'
Violet and lavender climbers keep one cool, 'twilight' palette around Quicksilver.
Clematis and blue perennials intensify the lavender-silver shimmer:
For contrast beside the lavender Quicksilver, try yellow or silver accents:
Where to plant. Arches, trellises, fences, walls; the rare lavender colour is a refined, 'smoky' accent in vertical planting.
Climate. Hardy to about zone 6 (down to about −23 °C); up to zone 5 with reliable winter protection.
Care. Good disease resistance; shoots are tied in and bent for abundant flowering. The colour holds best in light partial shade.
Name. 'Quicksilver' — 'mercury' in English; a nod to the silvery-mauve shimmer of the petals. Also written 'Quick Silver'.
Breeding. Tim Herman Kordes (W. Kordes' Söhne, Germany), code KORpucoblu; bred in 2004, on sale around 2017. Part of the Arborose® climber series. This is a climber, not a Floribunda. The lavender Floribunda from Kordes is called something else — Lavender Veranda.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −23 °C (USDA zone 6). Overwintering depends on the conditions. Down to about −23 °C; up to zone 5 with winter protection.
Repeat-flowering in flushes through the season.
About 210 cm tall, 90–120 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Good/excellent resistance (typical of Kordes).
Sun + partial shade; full sun or light partial shade; repeat flowering.
Light to moderate, sweet rose scent.
