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'White Drift' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Phil Clark
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Miniature.
Exhibition name: White Drift
Bloom:
White. Moderate fragrance. up to 6 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, mounded, spreading. Small, glossy, medium green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm). Width: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden, ground cover or landscape. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Breeder's notes:
This rose is not only beautiful but tough and totally resistant to blackspot and mildew.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 15,960 on 13 Sep 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/740,898 on 22 Dec 2003 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the product of the cross of Rosa wichuriana (non-patented in the United States) and `The Fairy` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Korbin` variety (non-patented in the United States). .... The rose plants of the new variety were approximately three years of age and were photographed during October 2003
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