Northwest Blooms · Roses
Rosa ‘Meimirrot’
Apricot Drift Rose
- Rose type
- Groundcover
- Height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Bloom size
- Medium (2–4 in)
- Flower color
- Apricot with pink tones
- Fragrance
- Mild
About this plant
Rosa 'Meimirrot', sold as the Apricot Drift rose, is a groundcover rose with double apricot blooms with pink tones that appear from late spring until frost. The flowers have a soft, rounded form and emerge in small clusters above dark green, glossy foliage. A light, sweet fragrance adds to their charm, making this rose well-suited for borders, walkways, containers, or mass plantings. Its low, mounding habit creates a continuous display that draws in pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Bred in France by Meilland and introduced as part of the Drift® series, 'Meimirrot' offers a compact growth pattern and reliable reblooming through the growing season. It performs well with minimal maintenance and combines season-long color with dependable disease resistance, making it a popular choice for small-scale or layered plantings.
Planting & care
Roses reward a sunny, open site with at least six hours of direct light, good air movement, and well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Water deeply and less often, soaking the root zone while keeping the leaves dry, and mulch with two to three inches of compost or shredded bark held back from the canes. Feed repeat-blooming roses in early spring as growth starts and again after the first flush, then prune in late winter to remove dead or crossing canes and open the center. Groundcover roses spread low and wide, needing little more than a spring tidy.
