Coral Drift® Rose
Shrub
- Enjoy 5 months of coral flowers!
- Low growing rose- makes a great ground cover.
- Resistant to disease!
- Perfect for beginners.
- Grown on its own roots - not grafted. No special protection or fussing required.
- Zones 4-9, sun, 1.5' tall x 2.5' wide at maturity.
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Description
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Patent #: USPP 19,148
Common name: Rose
Zone: 4 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (6+ hours sun)
Height x width: 1.5' x 2.5'
Flower color: Coral
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Summer-fall
Bloom time: Spring, summer
Features: Suitable for slopes, heat tolerant, ground covers, container plants, cold tolerant
Uses: Accent, border, container gardening, cottage gardening, foundation planting, ground cover, hedge, massing, ornamental, specimen.
How to Grow
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Water: Try to keep the soil evenly moist, especially in their first growing season. Never allow the foliage to remain wet into the evening; water early in the day.
Spacing: 3 ft.
Fertilizing: To keep the flowers coming, feed your roses with a fertilizer blended especially for roses. This can be done after each bloom cycle.
Winterizing: Spread a layer of composted manure, compost, or shredded leaves over the base of the plant in late fall after the ground freezes. Covering these mounds and the lower parts of the bushes with evergreen boughs will add protection. Pull the mounding material away from the stem as new growth emerges in spring. Prune injured branches over when new buds emerge in spring.
Maintenance & pruning: Prune to remove deadwood, to control or direct growth, and to promote flowering. Wait until growth breaks in early spring before pruning. Every 2 or 3 years, remove about one-third of the old branches to stimulate new, fresh growth. Remove faded flowers to encourage blooming.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
I’ve grown many of these roses, and coral drift is my favorite. Beautiful, low, bush rose. Easy to shape.
Very please with the way Great Garden Plants handled my claim. They were courteous and professional. My replacement order which arrive quickly with no damage was ready to plant.. Thank you and my roses look great!
I WAS GOING TO ORDER 4 MORE OF THESE 5 OUT OF THE 6 WERE GOOD 1 WAS CHOKED TO DEATH BY PLASTIC I REPORTED IT
AND YOU CAME BACK TAKE PICTURES A LOT OF NOTHING MAY BE YOUR POLICY SO MY POLICY IF I PERSON CAN'T TAKE MY WORD ON 1 I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER GARDEN CENTER
THANK YOU
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
I recently ordered 3 drift roses. All received alive in good condition.
Great rip off - plants are so small I could barely see them - planted among larger drift roses in a row of probably 75. Have thousands of bushes and trees and these were by far the most disappointing I have ever gotten - assuming they will all die because I can’t even see them
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
Plant is green. Hasn’t grown much and only had a few blooms. Allium has grown a bit, had a few blooms. Fire spinner ice plant hasn’t grown or bloomed.
Thank you for your feedback! It’s surprisingly normal for newly transplanted plants to appear like they aren’t growing. That’s because most of the growth occurs below ground in their first year as they allocate more energy to root development. Once your plant is established, it will start investing more in shoot and flower development. To learn more about how plants “sleep, creep, and leap”, read our FAQ here: https://bit.ly/FAQ-plant-growth
The roses are growing beautifully and have one bloom on one already
Coral Drift® Rose
The plants arrived just as the threat of frost passed! The packaging was excellent. Unfortunately, all but one of the At Last Roses are thriving. I would like a replacement plant, but last year when I made a request, I received no response.
Set the roses in the shade for a couple days, then planted them. Keeping them well watered as the temperature here has been in the high 80’s to low 90’s. There not doing much right yet but I”am hopeful.
Coral Drift is just what I wanted for my rock garden! Love the color of her first little blossom. I'm very excited to see how she grows!
GF, is happy. They have been in the ground in Jacksonville NC for a couple / three weeks. (now 4/24/23) They have doubled in size. The coral color is not available elsewhere in local nurseries. I might have paid a bit more to have them shipped from Michigan, local / similar cost about half but the thing is... we got what we wanted and it seems like they are very healthy and a few dollars more seems well spent.
I’m not sure why I’m surprised, because this is my typical experience with everything I order from Great Garden, but my six Coral Drift plants came out of the box looking fantastic, showed new growth within 4 days of being planted, and now on day 18 every single one of them is blooming! And my soil is pretty horrible here! Healthy and happy plants, are going to be spectacular as they start to mound in my landscape where I have them behind an old long cedar tree log, and they’ll drape over the log. I’m so pleased.
Was hoping the plants would be blooming a lot more. They look very healthy and I've applied an organic fertilizer to encourage more blooms. So far blooms have been scarce. Looking forward to next year when they'll be more established.
Hello! When transplanting young plants from a nursery pot to a garden, the plant allocates more energy to root development instead of shoot development (above ground). It's important for them to develop a robust root system so they can actually absorb the nutrients and water in the soil around them. Then after their root system is more developed they'll invest in their shoots and flower development.
We do not recommend fertilizing this late in the season as it promotes tender new growth that can be damaged by frost. We have a Rose care guide on our blog here that you might find helpful: https://blog.greatgardenplants.com/questions-answered-series-roses-rosa/
Happy Gardening!
Lots of beautiful blooms and growth within a short period of time. Spoke with customer service and they are super friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable.
The mazus are in the “sleeping” stage. Will have to wait until next year to know if they will “creep”.
New home and started a new garden. Although you have a great selection of product, I feel you're over priced given the size of the plants. My local store had similar plants for almost half the price and a much larger plant. What I will say is your customer service is wonderful.
Love them they are fright and healthy. Glad I ordered to coral.
Thanks for your review! We love the coral too, great choice. Let us know if you ever have any questions, we're here to help. Until then, happy gardening!
Do you sell popcorn drift roses?
Yes, we do! You can find it here : https://www.greatgardenplants.com/products/popcorn-drift%C2%AE-rose
What time of year can they be planted. To ensure the best survival?
Determining the best time to plant your Coral Drift Rose depends on your growing zone and current climate conditions, but spring and fall are the ideal times to begin planting. If you decide to plant in the fall, just be sure to plant early enough to establish your roots before the frost returns for the season.
Do these have thorns
Hello there! Yes, Coral Drift® Rose does have thorns.
We planted red drift roses last year. They were and are beautiful, but are taller than we really. Can they be cut shorter and still maintain the constant blooming?
Hello! Yes, you can trim red drift rose to control growth. This will also help promote flowering as long as you don't over prune.
I purchased this rose a few weeks ago. When will it be shipped?
Hello! Thank you for contacting us. For questions regarding your order, please email [email protected].