I recommend Apricot Drift, a Meilland Rose, and a small landscape plant in constant bloom. I grow a bunch of them where these little roses (30"X30") fill in around my large roses. There is a Peach Drift, but I like the color of Apricot Drift, sort of a peachy-pinky-aoricoty color. HMF says it's very disease resistant. We don't have rose diseases here like black spot, so I can't comment on that. Diane

when i had a collection of over 150 roses... in my metro detroit garden ... peach was one of the most foo foo roses to grow well.. and to get to winter over ...

in fact.. it got so bad.. i coined the term foo foo.. to refer to any high maintenance girlfriend in the garden ... plants that simply arent going to be happy no matter how hard you work at pleasing them ...

sooo.. it might matter where you are.. as to what might flourish there ... if you could track down some local rose gardens.. you might glean some worthwhile info for how things might grow in your garden ...

ken

I can fully support Diane's assessment of Apricot Drift. I have 8 of them skirting the front edge of my rose bed interspersed with Popcorn Drift and Sweet Drift. In my heavy black spot and rose midge fly pressure locale, Apricot Drift shrugs of both maladies excellently with no spraying needed for either. Dead heading will help neaten up the bush, and promote a quicker repetition of blooms, but is not mandatory. Because of the constant bloom production, fertilizing, especially a biweekly liquid feed, will keep things moving along in top form. Good watering, good sun, and good soil are essential, too.

The flower form of Apricot Drift is the best of the Drift series, IMHO. Petal packed blooms maxing out at about 2.25", mostly 2", are produced all summer long. Apricot Drift's bush form is not cascading for me as is Sweet Drift's. It's more dome shaped, with flowers held upright, no arching. The shiny, richly colored foliage is a plus, too.

The Drift rose with cast iron blooms is Popcorn Drift. The flowers start out a buttery yellow then age to white and last a very long time in pristine form before they start aging. The bush form is like Apricot Drift, nicely shaped with no creeping or cascading.

None of the other Drifts appeal to me. The flower forms of the others are 'wonky.'

Moses

HU,

You're Australian, no? I don't think Pink Profusion is sold much in the USA. It does look like a 'profuse,' bloomer going by the first photo of it at Help Me Find Roses. I hope the Drifts, a Meilland series, are available for you.

Moses

Those of you that grow apricotnectar rose in nj, how tall is it?