Red Drift Rose

Rosa ‘Meigalpio’ PP 17877

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-11 Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Groundcover Rose

Height at Maturity: 18″ with annual late winter hard pruning to 4 to 6 inches above ground

Width at Maturity: 2-3′ with annual late winter hard pruning to 4 to 6 inches above ground
Spacing: 2′ apart for groupings and mass plantings; 5’+ apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Mounding

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red

Flower Size: 2″

Flowering Period: Spring to Frost!

Flower Type: Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Attracts: Visual Attention

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well drained

Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Resistances: Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity

Description

A profuse bloomer and probably the most popular of the Drift Series, the Red Drift Rose produces petite and fully double vibrant red flowers that resemble those of miniature roses. The flowers are borne in large clusters in spring and repeat up to 5 times through the season. Red Drift has been one of the strongest performers of the series in our gardens and shares the excellent disease resistance as all others in the Drift Series.

The family of Drift Groundcover Roses are comparable to the family of Knock Out Roses in disease resistance and low-maintenance, however are much smaller in size. They get their small size from being a cross between full-size groundcover roses and miniature roses. From the former they kept toughness, disease resistance and winter hardiness. From the miniatures, they inherited their well-managed size and repeat-blooming nature. Hardy and thriving in USDA Zones 4 through 11, the Drift Roses are some of if not the most cold and heat tolerant roses on earth!

Landscape & Garden Uses

As dwarfs, Drift Roses are a perfect fit in smaller garden spaces and in pots, planters and other containers. In larger landscape spaces, for stunning floral displays and vibrant splashes of season-long color plant Drift Roses in groupings or mass plantings or as a border along walks and pathways. One of a few roses we suggest for use in home foundation plantings. A fine addition to rose gardens, red theme gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 2 feet apart for groupings and solid borders; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4a, where this Drift Rose variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Requirements

Drift Roses are exceptionally easy to grow in average, well-drained soils with medium moisture in full sun to part shade. As with all other roses, the Drift roses require morning sun to dry the morning dew from their leaves, which prevents powdery mildew from forming on the leaves. Some afternoon shade or filtered sun is fine. We suggest 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for best flowering. Drift Roses do not require pruning, however, they do benefit from it. We cut our Drift Roses back to about 4 to 6 inches above the ground before new growth begins to emerge in late winter or very early spring. Plants will quickly flush out and start blooming with the arrival of spring temperatures. Deadheading spent flowers is not necessary however will encourage more new buds and flowers.

Helpful Articles

Click on the link below to find helpful advice for how to plant, prune, fertilize and water Drift Roses.

How To Plant & Care For Drift Roses

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Previously purchased two groundcover roses and they are beautiful plants. Have them in a rock retaining wall and couldn’t be more pleased.
They are profuse bloomers.
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Highly recommended.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG