Rose 'Lavender Ice' - Floribunda Rose
A stunning contemporary Tantau floribunda rose that produces spectacular clusters of large, very full blooms in unique silvery-lavender shades with exceptional repeat flowering, very good disease resistance, and compact bushy growth habit, making it perfect for modern gardens and container cultivation.
Headlines
- Plant Type: Hardy deciduous floribunda rose
- Eventual Height: 75cm
- Eventual Spread: 60cm
- Flowering Period: June to October
- Flower Colour: Silvery-lavender with lilac and blue-grey tints
- Hardiness: Hardy in the UK down to temperatures of -20 to -15 degrees Celsius (RHS hardiness rating H6)
- Growth Habit: Compact, low and bushy
- Flower Type: Large, very full double blooms with 50 petals
- Awards: Bred by renowned Tantau Roses
Overview
Rose 'Lavender Ice' represents a breakthrough in modern rose breeding by the prestigious German nursery Tantau, delivering extraordinary silvery-lavender blooms with exceptional garden performance and outstanding contemporary appeal. This remarkable floribunda produces magnificent clusters of large, very full flowers with approximately 50 petals each, showcasing unique colouring that displays lilac and blue-grey tints in a distinctive silvery-lavender shade. The glossy dark green foliage provides perfect contrast to the distinctive lavender blooms, whilst the light, delicate fragrance adds subtle garden ambience. With very good disease resistance, compact bushy growth habit, and excellent repeat flowering from June until the first frost, 'Lavender Ice' represents one of the most distinctive and reliable roses for contemporary garden applications.
Key Features
The outstanding appeal of 'Lavender Ice' lies in its remarkable large, very full blooms that showcase unique silvery-lavender colouring with exceptional visual impact and distinctive beauty. Each flower displays substantial double blooms measuring 8-10cm in diameter with approximately 50 petals, creating impressive individual flowers with scalloped bloom form. The large flowers are produced in generous clusters of 3-6 blooms per stem, creating substantial visual impact with their abundant display of unique lavender tones. The very full, scalloped bloom form combines classic rose elegance with contemporary colour innovation, whilst the light fragrance provides pleasant garden atmosphere. The exceptional flower size and unique colouring make this rose particularly suitable for cut flower arrangements and garden focal points.
Growth Characteristics
This floribunda rose displays a naturally compact, low and bushy growth habit that makes it exceptionally suitable for modern garden applications and container cultivation. The compact yet vigorous-growing nature ensures reliable flowering whilst maintaining an attractive, manageable size perfect for contemporary gardens and small spaces. The low, bushy growth habit makes it ideal for borders, mass plantings, container cultivation, or positions where its spectacular beauty can be fully appreciated. The strong stems provide excellent support for the large flower clusters, making this variety particularly suitable for formal and informal garden applications.
Flowering Performance
From June through to the first frost, 'Lavender Ice' delivers an exceptional flowering display that continues consistently throughout the extended growing season with repeat flowering. The plant produces magnificent double blooms held in generous clusters, creating substantial visual impact with blooms in flushes throughout the season. The flowers showcase unique silvery-lavender colouring with lilac and blue-grey tints, creating ongoing visual interest and sophisticated elegance. The excellent repeat-flowering nature ensures continuous colour throughout the growing season, with the abundant blooms providing a spectacular display that captures attention with its distinctive colouring and reliable performance. The extended flowering period makes this rose invaluable for maintaining consistent garden interest from early summer through to autumn.
Growing Conditions
'Lavender Ice' thrives in full sun positions with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, requiring at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal flowering performance and colour development. The rose adapts well to various soil types including acid, alkaline, and neutral conditions, providing adequate drainage is maintained. For best results, plant in fertile, well-drained soil that has been improved with organic matter, ensuring consistent moisture throughout the growing season. The rose benefits from good air circulation around the foliage and performs well in various exposures, tolerating both exposed and sheltered conditions. This adaptable variety succeeds in a wide range of garden situations whilst maintaining its exceptional flowering performance and distinctive colour.
Hardiness and Disease Resistance
This rose demonstrates exceptional hardiness suitable for growing throughout the UK, being frost-resistant and showing excellent tolerance of typical British weather conditions. One of the most notable features of 'Lavender Ice' is its very good disease resistance, which significantly reduces maintenance requirements and ensures healthy growth throughout the season. The healthy, glossy dark green foliage remains attractive and vigorous, with excellent natural resistance to common rose diseases. This outstanding disease resistance makes it an excellent choice for organic gardening approaches and reduces the need for chemical interventions, making it particularly suitable for busy gardeners seeking low-maintenance excellence with distinctive beauty.
Care and Maintenance
'Lavender Ice' requires minimal maintenance to maintain optimal health and flowering performance, making it ideal for busy gardeners once established. Apply a balanced rose fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring, followed by another application of fertiliser in early summer to support continuous flowering. Regular watering during dry periods, particularly in the first year after planting, helps establish strong root systems. The very good disease resistance means this variety requires minimal intervention, making it an easy-care option. Individual flowers should be deadheaded to improve the next flush, whilst annual pruning in late winter maintains the compact shape and promotes vigorous new growth for optimal flowering performance.
Garden Applications
'Lavender Ice' excels in contemporary and traditional garden settings where its unique silvery-lavender flowering provides exceptional versatility and distinctive visual impact. The compact bushy growth habit makes it ideal for borders, mixed plantings, cottage gardens, and formal displays where its reliable performance can be appreciated. The distinctive lavender colours suit both modern and traditional garden settings perfectly, creating sophisticated displays that complement various colour schemes and garden styles. The rose works beautifully in massed plantings or as specimen plants, creating impressive displays that provide months of continuous distinctive colour. The manageable size and exceptional reliability make it particularly suitable for entrance plantings, foundation gardens, and anywhere unique colour is required.
Container Growing
The compact growth habit and very good disease resistance make 'Lavender Ice' exceptionally well-suited to container cultivation for patios, balconies, and small gardens. The rose thrives in large containers on terraces and areas where soil conditions are challenging, making it perfect for urban gardening applications and patio displays. Choose a container at least 50cm wide and deep with adequate drainage holes, and use high-quality multipurpose compost enriched with slow-release fertiliser. Container-grown specimens require more frequent watering and feeding than those planted in the ground, but the compact habit means they remain manageable whilst delivering exceptional flowering performance and distinctive colour throughout the season.
Seasonal Interest
Throughout the growing season, 'Lavender Ice' provides continuous interest that evolves beautifully with the months. Spring brings the emergence of fresh, glossy dark green foliage and the first flower buds, building anticipation for the main flowering display. The exceptional flowering season from June to first frost ensures months of distinctive lavender colour, with the abundant blooms creating sophisticated displays that showcase remarkable colour uniqueness and consistency. The healthy foliage features large, light-green leaves that remain attractive throughout the season, providing an excellent backdrop for the unique silvery-lavender flowers. Even in winter, the strong branching structure provides architectural interest whilst promising another year of spectacular flowering.
Fragrance Profile
'Lavender Ice' features a light, delicate fragrance that provides pleasant garden ambience without overwhelming the visual display, allowing the spectacular colour to take centre stage. The subtle fragrance enhances the garden experience whilst remaining gentle enough to complement other fragrant plants. This makes it particularly suitable for mixed plantings and areas where the focus is on visual beauty and distinctive colour rather than intense fragrance. The delicate scent adds to the overall appeal without dominating the garden atmosphere.
Companion Planting
The unique silvery-lavender colours of 'Lavender Ice' provide exceptional opportunities for companion planting with a wide range of garden plants and sophisticated colour schemes. The distinctive lavender blooms work beautifully with white and cream flowers, creating elegant, sophisticated displays that highlight both plants. The rose pairs exceptionally well with purple and blue perennials, creating harmonious tonal combinations that enhance garden interest. Silver and grey foliage plants provide perfect colour echoes, whilst soft pink flowers create gentle, romantic displays. The compact habit makes it suitable for planting with herbs, perennials, and other roses, creating layered gardens that provide continuous interest throughout the growing season.
Award Recognition and Heritage
'Lavender Ice' represents the innovative breeding excellence of Tantau Roses, one of Germany's most prestigious rose breeding houses, demonstrating exceptional garden performance and distinctive beauty. Bred by the renowned Tantau nursery with the cultivar name 'Tan04249', this variety represents cutting-edge rose breeding that successfully combines unique colour with outstanding garden performance. The variety demonstrates the successful integration of distinctive colour innovation with modern garden reliability, creating a rose that satisfies contemporary gardening needs for unique beauty and dependable performance. This heritage brings characteristics including exceptional colour uniqueness, reliable flowering, and outstanding garden adaptability that sets this variety apart from conventional roses.
Heritage and Innovation
Bred by Tantau Roses and representing contemporary rose breeding excellence, 'Lavender Ice' demonstrates the successful development of unique colour combined with outstanding garden performance and disease resistance. The variety represents innovative breeding that successfully integrated distinctive silvery-lavender colouring with modern garden reliability, creating a rose that satisfies both traditional and contemporary gardening needs. This breeding excellence brings unique characteristics including exceptional colour distinctiveness, reliable repeat flowering, and outstanding garden adaptability that sets this variety apart from many other roses.
Scalloped Bloom Form
One of the most distinctive features of 'Lavender Ice' is its beautiful scalloped bloom form that adds texture and sophistication to the large, very full flowers. This characteristic creates additional visual interest and ensures that each bloom offers unique beauty aspects as it develops. The scalloped form works particularly well with the silvery-lavender colouring to create flowers of exceptional distinctiveness and garden appeal.
Unique Colour Character
The exceptional silvery-lavender colouring of 'Lavender Ice' ensures that gardens benefit from truly unique colour that stands apart from conventional rose varieties. The colour displays lavender or lilac with blue-grey tints, providing ongoing visual interest and sophisticated beauty that complements both modern and traditional garden settings. This distinctive colour behaviour makes it particularly suitable for situations where unique garden interest and sophisticated colour are required throughout the growing season.
Why Choose 'Lavender Ice'?
Rose 'Lavender Ice' represents the perfect combination of innovative Tantau breeding, exceptional reliability, and outstanding distinctive beauty. The large, very full silvery-lavender double blooms with 50 petals provide continuous flowering displays from June through to first frost, whilst the very good disease resistance ensures healthy growth with minimal maintenance. The compact, bushy growth habit makes it suitable for gardens of all sizes, from contemporary borders to container cultivation. Whether grown for its spectacular unique colour, exceptional repeat flowering, or as a distinctive Tantau creation, this outstanding rose offers exceptional value that will provide years of gardening pleasure and distinctive beauty in any garden setting.
Reasons to Buy Roses from Jacksons Nurseries
(1) ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot
Buy with confidence from the only online rose grower rated ‘Excellent’ 4.9* on Trustpilot. We have been a trusted supplier of roses for 3 generations. We take pride in growing our own roses in the field before potting them up, allowing for meticulous quality control to sale.
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Save £££s by buying direct from a grower you can trust. We’ve already price checked all of our roses against competitors so you don’t have to. We are so confident we offer the best value, if you find a rose of the same type and grade elsewhere, we’ll beat it by 10%.
(3) 12 Month Plants Guarantee
We offer a 12 month guarantee on every plant that you buy from us that we have classified as Fully Hardy. If a plant you've bought from us fails in the first year, we will either replace it or refund you. See our satisfaction guarantee page for more details and conditions.
(4) Third generation family-owned nursery specialising in roses
Jackson’s Nurseries is a 3rd generation family owned business which has been growing roses for over 60 years. Roses have always been our specialty, as you can see from the colourful array of blooms in the background to the old family photo below. Today, we offer over 200 different varieties of floribundas, hybrid teas, patio, shrub and David Austin roses. Our roses are initially grown in the field before being potted up for website dispatch.
(5) Grown at altitude to produce strong, healthy plants
Our North Staffordshire nursery is situated at 250 metres above sea level, producing strong, hardy plants that will thrive in your garden. Our nursery sits on clay, so you can be sure our roses can handle heavy soil too.
(6) Help & Advice and Aftercare
We are help to help you with any help and advice you need in choosing, planting and growing your roses before, during and after your purchase from us. The help and advice section of our website has extensive information, see below some examples of articles you may find useful:
- Different types of roses and what they each mean
- Guide to climbing roses
- Guide to floribunda roses
- Guide to hybrid tea roses
- How to plant a climbing rose
- How to grow hybrid tea roses
How our roses are supplied through the seasons
All our roses are cultivated in an open field and are carefully dug up when the weather is optimal, typically in October or November. While other nurseries supply roses bare root, once our field-grown roses have been potted up we supply them freshly potted. This better protects the roots and helps keep them moist in transit, ensuring your roses arrive as healthy as when they left our nursery. So don’t be alarmed if the compost comes away from the roots when you remove them from the pot.
The roses can remain in their pots over the winter, as long as they are properly watered and fed, but it's best to plant them out as soon as possible. If you do plant them straight away make sure the planting mix is prepared first, hold the root close to the top of the hole as you tip the pot upside down and try to keep as much compost as possible from falling away. They will already be pruned, so no additional pruning is needed except for trimming any dead tips. Regular pruning can start in late winter, the year after planting.
Rose Types
Hybrid Tea Roses (HT)
Hybrid Tea roses are probably the most popular group of roses, available in both bush and standard form they have long flower stems and shapely blooms. Blooms are typically medium to large in size, with many petals which form a distinct central cone.
Floribunda Roses (FL)
Floribunda roses bears its flowers in clusters or trusses, with several blooms open at time in each truss. A popular choice the Floribunda rose group is unrivalled for colour, reliability and longevity as a bedding display however the flower form in generally inferior to the Hybrid Tea.
Patio Roses (PATIO)
Patio roses were introduced in the 1980’s and the group now contains several popular varieties. Generally low-growing roses that were once grouped with the Floribuna group but have now been put in their own group of compact versions. Usually growing about 50cm high they make excellent plants for patio containers or at the front of borders.
Climbing Roses (CLM)
Climbing roses as the name suggests are the perfect choice for covering a wall or screen. Often grouped together with Ramblers, Climbers tend to have stiffer stems, larger flowers but smaller trusses than Ramblers.
Rambling Roses (RAM)
Rambling roses are often grouped with Climbing Roses but the ramblers tend to have a more pliable stems that can be used to run along the soil to use as groundcover or can be used to make weeping standards.
Miniature Roses (MINI)
Miniature roses have increased in popularity in recent years due to their versatility, even grown indoors as temporary pot plants that grow to a maximum height of 40cm. An ideal choice for planting in tubs, edging beds and rockeries.
English Roses (ENG)
Often referred to as Austin or David Austin Roses, English roses are hybrids of old English roses and more modern varieties bread by David Austin to provide the best of both, mixing old rose shapes and scents with more modern colour range, compact habits and repeat flowering.
Planting Advice
Roses like a generous root space, so dig a deep hole approximately twice as wide as the current root system, preferably adding composted organic matter to the soil. Never plant into frozen soil – in winter, await a frost-free period. Carefully remove the pot and gently tease the roots apart to spread them around the hole. Position the plant so that the ‘bud point’ (the place where the shoots emerge from, where the cultivated rose was grafted onto the rootstock) is at soil level. Replace the soil, firming it down gently, then water copiously. Ideally, a general purpose fertiliser should be applied to the surrounding soil as a top dressing. We also highly recommend the use of Rose Rootgrow, which provides a friendly fungus that prevents ‘rose replant syndrome’.
Buying our Roses
Pot Size
Most of our roses are supplied in a 4 litre pot although this may vary slightly depending on rose variety. If the size of pot differes significatly from 4 litres then we will make this clear somewhere on the product page.
Seasonality
Our roses are grown outdoors and as such are subject to seasonal changes. As we sell potted stock throughout the year your rose may not arrive and look like you expect it to. If you are uncertain how your rose will arrive (especially if buying for a gift) then we suggest you contact us prior to making a purchase.
Freshly Potted
Each year a new batch of roses is potted up ready for the following season. Once potted (usually November/December time) they go on sale as 'Freshly Potted'. If you purchase a freshly potted rose and plant it soon after you will find that when removing the rose from the pot there will be a lot of loose soil as the roots will not have had time to grow and bind the compost.
Pruned/Cut Back
In autumn the majority of our roses have finished flowering and begin to look untidy, at this point we prune them quite hard in preparation for the following season. We continue to sell roses throughout the year, when a rose has been pruned in such a way we will identify it has being so. If you are not sure what to expect then please ask prior to making a purchase. Some garden centres/supermarkets sell stock that has been grown abroad or in poly-tunnels so they look 'picture perfect' out of season, while this is ideal for a gift they are short lived once planted.
Aftercare
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