You shouldn’t have to trim your Drift Roses if you place them properly, but if you do, cut them during growing season as needed. Try some simple home remedies for aphids on roses if they become a problem. Place mulch around them to discourage weeds and retain moisture. Stop feeding them in August to allow them to go dormant. This plant is perfect as a specimen or planted in mass for impact with a stunning pop of color.Ĭoral (below) is a stunning pop of color in the landscape and the flowers last all season long. Adding a 2 to 3-inch layer of mulch to the base of the plant will prevent weeds and help retain moisture. Feed your roses with a general-purpose fertilizer after each burst of roses to encourage new growth. The red starts out bright red and can lean into a pinker hue once the blooms are spent. It also has a little more sizable bloom than its brighter red and orange counterparts. It has the coral, pink and yellow hues and vary from stem to stem in color. I am in love with the peach because it is 3 colors in one. Excess moisture from rain or overhead watering promotes.
The others such as white and yellow (Popcorn) seem to “peter out” a bit on blooms comparatively, but you should certainly give them a try if you’re looking for a certain color. Powdery mildew covers the leaves with a whitish gray powder.
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The colors are varied and I have found that the Coral, Red and Peach Drift (shown below) are the hardiest for drought tolerant beds in full sun. At mature growth, it spans from about 18 inches tall to about 2.5’ to 3‘ wide and stays evergreen, even in the worst freezes I’ve seen here so far. The Drift Rose is considered a carpet rose or ground cover rose because of its short, compact stature.
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