Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Other: Lightly cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Excellent
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Coral-orange
Growth Habit: Very short, 12-18 inches, bushy
Fragrance: None
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 2006
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP19148
Parentage: The Fairy x (Rote Max Graf x unnamed seedling)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Coral Drift'
  • 'MEIdrifora'
  • 'Coral Compact Meidiland'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-10-12
Coral Drift Rose 005
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-16
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-10-09
Coral Drift Rose 001
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-05-31
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-22
Gift from Perfect Plants (via Raffle That Is Not a Raffle)
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-16
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-08-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-06
as received

Date: 2015-05-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-07-26
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-10-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-08-10
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 11-10-13
Outstanding color, easily seen from a distance.  Prolific rebloom
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-08-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-08-11
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-06-21
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Vermont
Date: 2016-09-13
Location: Lake City, FL
Date: 2017-07-31
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-12
Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
Date: 2013-10-05
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-08-31
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-11-07
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-12-17
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-05-06
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-08
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-08-17
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-06-17
Photo credit: Penny Duval
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-10-29
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-06-21
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-09
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: New York Botanical Garden (Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden), New York, New York
Date: 2017-06-17
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-05-07
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden
Date: August
credit: Kelvinsong
Photo by lovemyhouse
Photo by lovemyhouse
Location: Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, TX
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Naylor, GA
Date: April 4, 2012

Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-03-21
At Hollie's Farm and Garden
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-03-21
At Hollie's Farm and Garden
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-08
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Plant Events from our members
vbprog On October 26, 2014 Transplanted
vbprog On October 24, 2014 Obtained plant
Obtained from big box store
robertduval14 On June 15, 2018 Bloomed
robertduval14 On May 7, 2017 Transplanted
Planted in corner near rock wall behind veggie garden.
robertduval14 On May 6, 2017 Obtained plant
Obtained from Perfect Plants. Raffle prize.
Linkford On May 11, 2021 Potted up
Linkford On May 10, 2021 Obtained plant
From Costco
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