Overview & Description

Prairie Snowdrift Rose (Rosa ‘Prairie Snowdrift’) is a compact shrub rose prized for its fragrant, double, cream-white, cup-shaped blooms that appear all summer long. The elegant flowers are beautifully highlighted by disease-resistant, glossy, green foliage, ensuring a healthy, attractive display throughout the season. This excellent variety is a sport of the renowned Morden Blush Rose, offering similar hardiness and reliability in a slightly different form.

Growth & Size

This variety exhibits a compact, upright, rounded growth habit. It is a moderate-growing shrub, typically reaching a mature size of about 4 feet in height with a spread of 36 inches.

Additional Notes

It blooms continuously from late spring through fall. Hardy to Zone 2, it is drought tolerant once established and prefers moist, well-drained soil. An outstanding choice for hedging, borders, foundation plantings, mass plantings, and fragrance gardens where fragrant, double cream-white blooms, disease-resistant glossy foliage, and compact performance are desired.