Description
Popcorn Drift Rose is a spreading long-blooming deciduous shrub with dense blooms of small butter-yellow flowers that fade to creamy white from mid-spring through summer. The glossy deep black-green foliage has no fall color and can be used as a groundcover. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Excellent disease resistance.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Height: |
1′ – 1.5′ |
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Spread: |
2’ – 2.5′ |
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Spacing: |
2′ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 – 11 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Lilac, Hydrangea
IMAGES: Olga Berrios from Madrid, España, Rosaleda de madrid (20), CC BY 2.0, (2) Olga Berrios from Madrid, España, Rosaleda de madrid (45), CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
