Rosa 'Meizorland'
Rosa ‘Meizorland' White Drift® on the 20% ETo treatment in October 2017. Photo: SK Reid.
Summary
This new member of the Drift® rose series was a steady bloomer, but showed leaf edge necrosis beginning in July. Plants on the highest irrigation treatment showed the most dramatic symptoms, leading us to believe this cultivar may be more boron sensitive than others in the series we have evaluated (since the irrigation water is known to contain boron). About 25% of the plants threw stems which had reverted to pink flowers which we pruned out. This might be a troubling characteristic for landscape managers. This groundcover rose was very good at self-cleaning spent blossoms. There were no significant differences in quality ratings between treatments with one exception: flowering in July was higher at 20% of ETo than at 80% (Table 14a). There were no significant differences in growth measurements between treatments. Overall the appearance was good to very good on all treatments throughout the year.
White Drift scored acceptably throughout all three open house events (Table 14b). Attributes participants noted as positives included the “size, shape, and flowers.”
White Drift® rose on the 50% ETo treatment treatment in October 2017; taken from above to show self-cleaning. Photo: SK Reid.
Basic Info
| Submitted by: | Star Roses & Plants |
| Site(s): | UC Davis |
| Trial Exposure: | Sun |
| Year evaluated: | 2017 |
Height & Width after 2 years: | 1.9' x 5.1' |
Reported Height & Width at maturity: | 1.5' x 2.5' |
| WUCOLS plant type: | S |
| Water Needs & WUCOLS Region: | Low - Region 2 |
Mean Overall Appearance rating: (1-5 Scale, 5 is highest) | 4.0 |
Flowering Months: | May-October |
Growth and Quality Data
White Drift® rose in July 2017 showing reversion to pink on select stems. Reversion was not treatment-related. Photo: SK Reid.
White Drift® rose on the 80% ETo treatment in October 2017. (Pink reversion has re-appeared.) Photo: SK Reid.