Second Flush of Disneyland Rose Blooms - July 2026

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We're seeing the second flush of blooms from our Disneyland Roses (Floribunda Roses) that are planted in the sideyard (full sun) bed in mid-July.  This post is going up at the end of July, but they started to bloom right around the middle of July.  The first flush of blooms was at the end of May, so we're about six weeks apart from beginning-to-beginning cycles.  I've fed these three times this season (Right around the first of the month of May, June, July).  And, have been regularly spraying them with both a foliar insecticide and a stand-alone fungicide.  The granular fertilizer is a three-in-one systemic treatment (fertilizer, insecticide, fungicide), so they're getting treated for everything-all-together-at-once.  Or something like that.  

I've fought various pests and diseases over the years on these roses.  Sawfly larvae.  Even what I think was/is some drought stress.  I tried everything.  Neem Oil.  Dusting them.  Spraying them.  Picking things off and squishing them.  

What ended up working is the mix of the systemic granular combo product and some regular foliar spraying.  And, just...frankly...staying on top of them.   I've learned that Disneyland Roses (might be true for all roses??) are something that you have to pay attention-to throughout the growing season.  Beyond fighting pests and diseases, you have to deadhead them.  Snip-off the rose hips.  And, you have to do it down to the *right* point.  (That's a 5-leaf limb, it seems.  Can't verify that, but that's what everyone says to do if you want to stimulate even more blooms.)

These blooms change over the growing season, but they continue to be lovely.  Below are a couple of photos showing them as they look in mid-Summer.  Mostly pinks and salmon.  They'll add some oranges and coppers as the season wanes on:

Disneyland Rose Blooms - Pink, Orange, Salmon and Copper Colors

Disneyland Rose Blooms - Pink, Orange, Salmon and Copper Colors

I'll feed/treat these again in the next few days - marking the 4th feeding of the year.  

That will leave September as the final feeding of the year.  That gives the plants enough time to finish up the season without pushing new growth ahead of the first frost.  

Location: Downers Grove, IL, USA

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