Rosa
'Meijocos'
Pink Drift® Rose
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Meijocos' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Rosa 'Meijocos' |
| Patent Number |
| PP#18874; CPBR#4874 |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a - 9b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 |
| Height |
| 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 1 m |
| Landscape |
| A groundcover rose. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full to partial sun in moist but well-drained soil. Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring just as leaves emerge. Prune old flowers to encourage re-blooming. |
| Shape |
| Compact. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Smaller rose shrub with whimsical, simple, pink to ballerina pink wild rose blooms. |
| Pests |
| Disease resistant. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Robust, upright-growing, slightly woody, glaborous medium green to reddish-green stems that don characteristic reddish-green thorns. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Simple, pink with yellow centre, with 7-8 petals per bloom. |
| Leaf Description |
| Finely-serrated, simple-pinnate medium to deep green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Highly showy terminal blooms, composed of loosely-arranged whorls of delicate, broad heart-shaped pink to ballerina pink petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small round-ovate rosehip berries that mature after flowers to a deep mulberry purplish-red. |