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Sweet Drift Rose

Name: Sweet Drift Rose
Brand: Grasshopper Gardens
SKU: SDR-001
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (37 reviews)

Soft Repeat Blooms
Compact Groundcover Habit
Sunny Border Color

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Sweet Drift Rose

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Sweet Drift Rose

Sweet Drift Rose is a compact groundcover shrub rose grown for soft repeat blooms, glossy green foliage, and a low spreading habit. Its tidy size and long bloom season make it a beautiful fit for sunny borders, walkway edges, containers, slopes, and colorful mass plantings.

Why choose Sweet Drift Rose?

Choose Sweet Drift Rose for its easy landscape versatility and long-lasting rose color in a smaller form. This low-growing rose brings the charm of a flowering shrub together with the practical habit of a groundcover, making it especially useful at the front of beds or along paths. Its repeated bloom cycles keep sunny spaces looking fresh, while the compact spreading shape works well in containers, cottage gardens, foundation fronts, and grouped plantings.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Rosa Sweet Drift®
Common Name: Sweet Drift Rose
Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub rose
Growth Habit: Low, mounded, spreading groundcover shrub

Sweet Drift Rose Additional Information

Sweet Drift Rose produces clusters of soft-toned blooms from spring into fall, creating steady color through much of the growing season. The flowers are displayed above clean green foliage on a compact plant that stays lower than many traditional shrub roses. Its groundcover-style habit makes it especially helpful for filling sunny bed edges, softening hardscape lines, and adding color to small garden spaces.

This rose is deciduous, dropping its leaves in fall and returning with fresh growth in spring. Use Sweet Drift Rose in mass plantings, border fronts, containers, slopes, walkway plantings, cottage gardens, and sunny foundation beds. Like most landscape roses, it benefits from full sun, good air circulation, fertile well-drained soil, and light annual pruning. Deadheading can keep the plant looking neat, though its main value is reliable repeat flowering in a compact, easy-to-use shape.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Spilled Wine Weigela in full sun for the richest foliage color and strongest flowering. Choose well-drained garden soil, set the root ball level with the surrounding soil, backfill firmly, and water thoroughly after planting.

2. Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to help the shrub establish. Once rooted, provide deep watering during dry stretches, especially in hot sunny beds or newly installed landscapes.

3. Fertilizing: Feed in early spring with a slow-release fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs. Follow label directions and apply around the root zone before new growth becomes active.

4. Pruning: Prune only as needed immediately after spring flowering. Light shaping can maintain its low spreading form while preserving the old wood that supports next season’s blooms.

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FAQs

How large does Sweet Drift Rose grow?
Sweet Drift Rose typically grows as a compact, low shrub, often around 1–2 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide depending on climate, pruning, soil, and growing conditions.
When does Sweet Drift Rose bloom?
Sweet Drift Rose blooms in repeat cycles from spring into fall, offering long-lasting flower color when grown in full sun with steady moisture and basic seasonal care.
Where should I plant Sweet Drift Rose?
Plant it in sunny borders, walkway edges, containers, slopes, foundation fronts, or mass plantings where its low spreading habit and repeat blooms can be enjoyed up close.

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Lush Foliage
Full Sun
Flowering

Mature Height	Small: Up to 2 ft
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Growth Rate	Fast
Botanical Name	Rosa 'Meiswetdom'
Bloom Time	Early Summer
Deer Resistant	No
Family	Rosaceae
Flower Color	Pink
Hardiness Zones	10, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Needs	Full Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#3 Container

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Growing Zones 4-10 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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