'Icy Drift ®' Rose

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'Icy Drift ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEIpicdevoj

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2008).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2010 as 'Icy Drift'.
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2014 as 'Icy Drift'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

White. None / no fragrance. up to 50 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, mounded. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10a. Can be used for ground cover.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 23,579 on 7 May 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/923,208 on 9 Sep 2010

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows: `Ausblush`.times.(`The Fairy`.times.`Korbin`)....The description is based on the observation of two-year-old plants during October while growing outdoors at Le Cannet-des-Maures, Var, France.

Parentage:

seed:	Heritage ®
pollen:	The Fairy × Iceberg (floribunda, Kordes 1958)

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