White Drift® Rose carries pure white fully double flowers that look like miniature gardenias, opening flat and tightly petaled on a low spreading plant. Rosa 'Meizorland', sold as White Drift, grows about 18 inches tall and spreads 2 to 2.5 feet in full sun, hardy from Zone 4 through Zone 11.
Bloom runs from mid-spring to the first hard freeze, continuous rather than in flushes, and the spent flowers clean off on their own so there is no deadheading.
Drift roses are a cross between full-size groundcover roses and miniature roses, bred to stay low and spread wide while blooming continuously. They were developed to fill the awkward spots: hillsides, narrow strips along a walk, the front edge of a bed, containers. All of them are self-cleaning, disease resistant, and need no deadheading.
The glossy dark green foliage fills in to the ground and the habit arches gently, which makes this a good choice for edging a walk, spilling over a wall, or filling a container. Disease resistance is high against black spot and mildew, so it holds clean foliage through humid summers with no spray program. Cut back by about a third in late winter. Space 2 feet apart for coverage. Shipped on its own roots.