Rosa 'Pearl Drift'
(Rose 'Pearl Drift')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - R. 'Mermaid' x R. 'New Dawn'
Origin - Raised in Britain
Discovered By - Bred by Mr Le Grice, a rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1981
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1m
Width - 1.2m
Location - The Cool Garden, The Wedding Ring Border, The White Garden
Description: A Shrub rose wth a bushy, spreading habit. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Pale pink buds open to loosely double, radiant white, bowl-shaped flowers that are flushed pearly pink. Each Bloom has a relatively small central cluster of golden stamens. The lightly scented flowers are produced, continuously, in clusters from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
'Pearl Drift' is a trademark or preferred selling name. 'Leggab' is the correct cultivar name.
Flower:
Pale pink buds open to white, semi-double to double, bowl-shaped flowers that are flushed with palest blush pink. Each bloom has a small central cluster of golden yellow stamens. The flowers are produced, continuously, in clusters from June into November. The flowers are lightly scented.
Flower colour: Pink, white
Flower shape: Semi-double to double, bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with serrated margins. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.