The 'Little Richard' is a compact variety, growing 2-3' tall and wide. It has glossy, green leaves that have tinges of pink in the fall. It has prolific white blooms from early summer until frost that attract lots of beneficial pollinators.
Radiance' has bright red stems with silvery-green and creamy white variegated foliage. Fragrant, white blooms cover the plant in late summer. Compact growth habit, reaching 3' tall and wide.
The 'Brilliantissima' variety is known for its vibrant, red fall foliage and lare clusters of red berries in the summertime. It will reach 6-8' tall and 3-4' wide at maturity. A great border or accent plant.
The 'Chippewa' is a compact, upright variety that is great for small garden spaces. It will get 3-4' tall and wide, and produces sweet, juicy berries that will ripen in mid-summer. Berries are great for baking, cooking, fresh eating and preserves. Brilliant orange-red fall foliage and white flowers emerging mid-spring create interest all year round. Will do best when planted in organically rich soil amongst other blueberry varieties.
Miss Pearl' produces prolific clusters of fragrant, white blooms that contrast against its dark, green foliage. It keeps a rounded habit, growing 4-5' tall and wide.
This variety of summersweet is also known as sweet pepperbush and produces large, fragrant white blooms in the summertime. These blooms attract hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators. It will reach 6-8' tall and 4-6' wide.
The 'White Chiffon' is prized for its true-white, ruffled flowers that cover the entire plant in late summer. It will reach 8-12' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity.
Margie Jenkins' has an upright, spreading habit and will reach 3-5' tall and wide. It's glossy, dark-green foliage is a perfect backdrop for its fragrant, white, bell-shaped flowers that appear in spring.
Japanese privet is a dense, fast-growing, evergreen shrub that will reach 8-12' tall and 6-8' white. It is a great option for creating dense hedging. Creamy-white flowers appear in spring.
This attractive shrub has upright stems, heavily divided foliage and showy white flower spikes in the spring. Grows 6-8' tall and 3-5' wide. Its foliage turns from green to red in the fall and is accented by red winter berries.
This variety is a compact spreading groundcover rose producing beautiful white double blooms throughout the season; foliage is deep green and provides great contrast; its spreading habit makes it perfect as a full sun groundcover foundation planting
Ornamental Features:
White Drift Rose features showy white flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the branches from mid spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Landscape Attributes:
White Drift Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
White Drift Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Mass Planting - Border Edging - General Garden Use - Groundcover - Container Planting
Planting & Growing:
White Drift Rose will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
White Drift Rose makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
