Interlav – Lavender Dream park rose rooted cutting
Landscape producers looking for reliable, own-root park material will find Lavender Dream (INTerlav) a dependable option for edging, massed plantings and long-term groundcover use within nursery and urban-green portfolios. Its spreading, medium-height habit and dense foliage translate well into standard-container production in 2–3 L pots, giving predictable, bush-trained finished plants for retail and reseller channels. The strong, remontant flower set in small clustered heads creates a soft mauve-pink colour effect that holds ornamental value even as blooms self-clean, while decorative, bright red hips extend the sales and landscape season. Own-root propagation supports stable, low-replacement stands over time, with structure building from roots in year one, framework in year two and full ornamental expression from year three, suiting UK-style thematic and collection plantings in public and private projects. Moderate disease tolerance and H7 hardiness give a sound production base for nursery networks where winter and wind exposure can be significant, supporting homogeneous batches and predictable scheduling for wholesale programmes and coordinated project supply across varied regions.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L park shrub line – Bush-trained, spreading shrubs in 2–3 L standard containers, capitalising on remontant flowering and H7 hardiness for a dependable “reliable garden performance” range – target audience/channel: retail and classic nursery wholesale.
- Groundcover rose for urban beds – Medium-height, broad-spreading plants for massed bedding and groundcover, exploiting dense foliage and self-cleaning blooms to lower maintenance requirements – target audience/channel: landscapers, municipal and contractor supply.
- Pollinator-friendly pastel series – Semi-double, accessible flowers highlighted within a pastel shrub series, using partial pollinator friendliness and repeat flowering to support thematic rose gardens – target audience/channel: public-realm suppliers and specialist nurseries.
- Hip-interest autumn shrub range – Position plants for dual summer flower and autumn hip effect, leveraging frequent bright red hips and spreading habit in standard containers for extended-season displays – target audience/channel: garden centres and landscape resellers.
- Cold-zone park assortment – Assemble H7-hardy shrubs into a region-specific assortment, combining winter tolerance and own-root longevity for reliable park and collection plantings – target audience/channel: cold-region nurseries and integrator networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub rose marketed as Interlav – Lavender Dream, commercial type park rose, registered cultivar name INTerlav with ARS exhibition name Lavender Dream for shrub and landscape use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by G. Peter Ilsink at Interplant Roses, Netherlands, from the cross ‘Yesterday’ × ‘Nastarana’; introduced and registered in 1984 with IRAR by Interplant for international shrub use. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holds ADR recognition awarded in 1987, indicating tested garden-worthiness and performance under Central European conditions, relevant as a quality signal for professional shrub and landscape production. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Spreading shrub habit reaching approximately 120–190 cm in height and 120–200 cm in spread, with dense, light green matt foliage and moderate prickliness; self-cleaning behaviour is rated good for spent blooms. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, flat flowers with approximately 13–25 petals, small size in the 0.5–1.5 inch range, carried in clusters; remontant, with an abundant second flush supporting prolonged seasonal display. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Mauve-pink overall colour; buds open mid-pink with mauve tinge, fading through mallow-pink to soft lilac; ARS code m, RHS 64C and 75D; colour lightens as blooms age, with relatively weak colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance character description is not provided; pollinator attraction is rated good due to semi-double, open form with accessible stamens, although overall fragrance strength is very weak and barely perceptible. |
| Hip characteristics |
Frequently sets decorative, bright red, spherical hips about 6–10 mm in diameter; hips add late-season interest and can be used for ornamental and small-scale decorative purposes where fruiting is valued. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -26 to -23 °C, rated RHS H7, corresponding to USDA zone 5b and Swedish zone 4; moderate general disease resistance with good powdery mildew resistance and moderate black spot and rust tolerance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flowerbeds, edging, parks, specimen use, groundcover and urban green space; recommended as bush-trained, compact plants in standard container production, targeting 2–3 L pots with medium maintenance needs and occasional pest and disease control. |
Interlav – Lavender Dream combines spreading shrub structure, remontant colour and H7 hardiness in an own-root form that supports predictable, regenerative long-term stands; please contact us to coordinate capacity, timing and specification for your programmes.
