Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Meilland
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Tequila Gold is a floribunda from Meilland, patented in 2008 (PP18657, 'Meipojona'). Yellow and orange flowers carry around 29 petals and open about 2.8 to 3.5 in (7 to 9 cm) wide; the patent lists no fragrance. Plants form a rounded shape about 31 to 35 in (80 to 90 cm) tall and wide. The patent rates black spot resistance as very good, and it won an American Garden Rose Selections award in 2019. Good for warm-colored beds.
Tequila Gold traits
- Yellow and orange flowers
- About 29 petals per bloom
- Blooms about 2.8 to 3.5 in (7 to 9 cm)
- No fragrance noted in the patent
- Plants about 31 to 35 in (80 to 90 cm) tall and wide
- Patent notes very good black spot resistance
Good for
- Bedding
- Container growing
- Warm color schemes
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tequila Gold this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Tequila Gold FAQ
What kind of rose is Tequila Gold?
Tequila Gold is a floribunda from Meilland, patented in 2008 (PP18657, 'Meipojona'). Yellow and orange flowers carry around 29 petals and open about 2.8 to 3.5 in (7 to 9 cm) wide; the patent lists no fragrance.
How does Tequila Gold compare with other rose varieties?
Tequila Gold: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Tequila Gold good for?
Tequila Gold is grown for bedding, container growing, warm color schemes.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 309 rose varieties
Source
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.