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Our Drift Rose Plant List
List includes past and current plants
Drift® Roses are groundcover roses made easy®. They were bred to stay manageable in size and bloom from spring to frost without a lot of work from you. Here are some helpful tips and guides to ensure your roses perform their best.
Drift® Roses need 6-8 hours of full sun every day. The more sun there is, the more they will thrive and produce flowers. They prefer a balanced “neutral” soil, neither acidic nor alkaline. A desired pH level is between 5.5 and 6.5. Drift® Roses will perform beautifully even without fertilizing. If you choose to give them an additional boost, it is very important not to fertilize until after the roses are established and go through one bloom cycle. Use a balanced fertilizer or fertilizer formulated for roses from your local garden center and apply after the first wave of flowering (be sure to follow the specified rates and method of application provided on the product label). Make sure the soil is moist before you fertilize to avoid burning the roots. Do not fertilize late in the summer as this is the time the rose should be preparing themselves for dormancy and you do not want to create additional unnecessary new growth that will likely die back from the first hard frost.
Drift® Roses will re-bloom every 5-6 weeks regardless of deadheading. Deadheading does offer a cleaner, tidier look. Often people choose to deadhead to remove the faded blooms, so ultimately it is up to you.You can plant Drift® Roses in the spring, summer or fall. Planting is summer is always more stressful on plants as temperatures are typically hotter and conditions are drier. If you choose to plant in summer, be sure to water thoroughly and consistently to help your plant get established. Drift® Roses will work well in a container on your deck. We suggest planting into a container 2 sizes larger than the pot the plant is currently in to give it room to grow. Also, be sure to place the pot in a sunny location and keep them well watered as containers dry out much faster than in ground plantings.
Information on this page is generally from https://www.driftroses.com/ |
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Beckie Brands | Beckie became a Master Gardener in 2020 and immediately became a key member working on propagation, plant sale and many other activities. So thank you Beckie for all you do to make the Drift Rose bed all that it is and for all your other support. | Scroggins 972-841-8221 bjbrands52@gmail.com |
Deann Fitch | Deann became a Master Gardener in 2020 and immediately became a key member working on propagation, plant sale and many other activities. So thank you Deann for all you do to make the Drift Rose bed all that it is and for all your other support. | Pittsburg 214-883-7898 deannmfitch@gmail.com |
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