Rose - Popcorn Drift®
Rosa x ‘Novarospop’ PP 24,773
Soft buttery 2" yellow double blooms that fade to a creamy white, with 17-25 petals per flower. Gorgeous massed, as foundation plantings, and in borders.
Popcorn Drift roses are a sport of of Peach Drift Roses, and were created in 2007 by Dr. Michael S. Dobres at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Repeat bloomer - Blooms spring through frost.
Disease resistant and drought tolerance once established.
Award winning - The Honorable John Cecil for Open Group: “Popcorn Drift,” (NOVarospop) 2015 Biltmore Rose Trials held just down the street from us in Asheville, NC. 2016 Monaco - Silver Medal - Monaco Rose Trials.
For the most abundant flowers, apply Espoma Rose tone monthly throughout the growing season - May through September here in Western NC.
Grows to around 1.5’ T X 2’ W.
Zones 4-11.