Scarlet Drift® Rose

Forget about those old-fashioned Hybrid Tea roses, producing just a few blooms in a season, on a tall, awkward bush that always needs spraying. Get with modern times and plant roses as long-blooming shrubs, with varieties like the Scarlet Drift® Rose. No more than 18 inches tall, it spreads out a generous 2 feet, fronting beds or spilling over walls in the most charming fashion. Topped with abundant flowers, their simple form and vibrant coloring says everything about modern gardening, where simplicity and charm are valued over fussiness and size. Tough as nails and resistant to diseases, this charmer will win your heart and color your garden, always looking great and asking for very little. You can grow it in pots too, so now your balcony can bloom, and your terrace become a hot-spot of brilliant color.

• Abundant, continuous blooms of brilliant scarlet-red
• Low mound of healthy foliage needs no spraying or special attention
• Non-stop blooms for month after month
• Perfect for edging or pots, and ideal on slopes and terracing
• Very low-maintenance and easy to succeed with – who said roses are hard?

Choose a spot in full sun for your Scarlet Drift® Rose – that way it will bloom like crazy. It’s a great choice for heavier clay soils, as long as they are well-drained, and enjoys richer ground with lots of added compost, especially on more sandy soils. Very cold-tolerant, it will even grow in warmer parts of zone 4, and of course all the way through into zone 9 as well. With great resistance to Black Spot, you won’t be looking at gaunt, bare branches like in the old days – instead you have lush, green leaves right into the fall. Some spring pruning is desirable for maximum growth and flowering. In bloom by May, it doesn’t stop until the first frost, do settle back for a great summer, and drift away in your perfect garden.