Light Needs
Mature Height
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If you are looking for a rich, perfumed rose to enhance your garden, Purple Pavement will provide just that. Deep and aromatic, Purple Pavement is a beautifully colored purple-crimson rose with abundant green foliage around each bloom. A hybrid rugosa rose bred by Karl Baum in 1983 from Germany, this rose is astoundingly robust and incredibly disease resistant. Purple Pavement has a spread from nearly 2 to 4 feet and grows about 2 to 3 feet tall. With semi double, mauve colored blooms that bloom all summer long, these roses offer a fragrant and dramatic spark to any garden.
Purple Pavement is easy to maintain due to its ability to withstand disease and its remarkably hardiness. This rose grows best in USDA zones 3 through 8. Purple Pavement has dense and rounded blooms that give off a moderate fragrance attractive to pollinators and even song birds. This rose’s outstanding green, opposite leaf attached foliage vivifies the mauve-crimson blend flowers. Add this rose to your garden as a hedge or decorative shrub for a full, dreamy, and alluring look.
Purple Pavement Rose Care
Purple Pavement does well in full sun but can also tolerate partial sun. As with most roses, it is important to place this rose in well draining soil. Fertilizing can be done with most granular fertilizers that have high nitrogen content such as alfalfa meal.
You can prune back the rose shrub to promote repeat blooming. Cut off any old blooms right above the five-leaf part on the rose stem. Though these roses are hardy, it is important to cover the plant at soil level using compost and mulch to protect the base from the cold in the winter months. In early spring, you can cut off any older stems at base level in order to help encourage new growth.
Purple Pavement Rose Spacing
Purple Pavement flourishes in most spaces with its deep purple roses and striking green foliage. When spacing Purple Pavement, it is important to give the rose about 2 to 3 feet between other plants in order to allow the rose to fully mature into its full and robust bush.
Purple Pavement Rose Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 3 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 2-3 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 3-4 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Mounded
- Water Needs
- Average
- Root Stock
- Own Root
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Purple
- Flower Description
- Purple-Crimson
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring to Fall
- Blooms On
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Both New and Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Lightly, right after the first flush of flowers
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Purple Pavement Rose
- Botanical Name
- ROSA X 'PURPLE PAVEMENT'
- Plant Type
- Shrub
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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