The Roses of Disneyland
Disneyland has some of the most beautifully maintained
flowerbeds around. From the Mickey made of flowers that greats you as you walk
into the park to the futuristic gardens of Tomorrowland with mostly eatable
plants, everywhere you look there are beautiful gardens to admire.
One of the most special flowers, that is in the majority of
the lands of Disneyland is the PP15114 JACmouse AKA Disneyland Rose. It is the
official rose of Disneyland. It was hybridized by John Walden and Year of
Registration or Introduction was 2004. This is a beautiful clustered Floribunda
Hybrid tea rose. The colors are an orange
/ apricot blend. The colors run the gambit from apricot and orange with touches
of pink and yellow. They have a spicy rose fragrance that is mild and very
pleasing.
This rose is a rebloomer and will continue to bloom through
the growing season. I have found even in a pot my Disneyland Rose blooms all
year around here in Southern California. The flower of this rose is 3-4 inches
across with 25 petals. The buds are pointed and oval shaped. The foliage is a
dark green and brings out the color of the flowers.
This rose is very hearty and easy to care for. It will thrive
in zones 4-9. It grows to the height of 3-5 feet and is disease resistant. It
looks best in groups of 3 but even a single plant in a pot on the porch is
beautiful. It needs full sunlight to bring out the best of its colors.
I was blessed to be able to get one of the hearty and
beautiful roses back in 2004. I put it in a pot and it has been the most prized
addition to our garden. Over the last couple of years it has gotten a little
out of control but is still alive even if not as beautiful as it could be. I've
neglected to prune it the last couple of years as I should have. When we got my
rose I got a second for my mother-in-law and she planted hers in the ground.
Her rose is still full and beautiful! She has kept hers trimmed to a short
height to fit in her garden. Both of our roses will have at least some leaves almost
all year round and often will have flowers, even in winter. For our anniversary
this year my husband ordered a new Disneyland Rose for me. We just got is home
and potted yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing the beautiful roses on this
bush in about 2 months.
Here is a suggestion for keeping aphids off of your roses
without using pesticides. Just plant some garlic in the ground near your rose.
If you would like to get a Disneyland rose you can go to your
local nursery and ask if they can order them, Armstrong Nursery will order them
or you can order them from Jackson & Perkins. Here is the link to Jackson
& Perkins.
If you put in coupon
code FABJP you get 10% off!!
Great description of the Disneyland Rose. I have one in my yard and its been growing beautifully for about 3 years. I live in Arizona and we love Disneyland and go a couple of times a year. Our whole family are Disney Geeks! LoL This year for my son's birthday I ordered this rose. What do you get the guy who has everything? Its such an amazing SHOWEY rose bush. Its in my front yard and people slow down to take a look or a photo... Sometimes I catch people picking one.. I don't mind... Great post thanks!
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Thank you Rainy Shafer for your kind words. I have 2 of the Disneyland Rose bushes and they bloom almost all year round. Even now in the dead of winter they have some roses on them. It could be we live in So Cal not to far from DLR. LOL
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