Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Some repeat
- Breeder
- Zary
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Walking on Sunshine is a yellow floribunda bred by Zary and released by Jackson & Perkins in 2010. Flowers carry about 26 to 40 petals and an anise-like scent, and the variety is described as disease resistant. Its parents trace to 'Sequoia Gold', 'Baby Love' and 'Amber Queen'. It won the All-America Rose Selections award in 2011.
Walking on Sunshine traits
- Yellow flowers with about 26 to 40 petals
- Anise-like fragrance
- Reported as disease resistant
- All-America Rose Selections winner, 2011
Good for
- Bedding and borders
- Cut flowers
- Yellow color schemes
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking on Sunshine this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Walking on Sunshine FAQ
What kind of rose is Walking on Sunshine?
Walking on Sunshine is a yellow floribunda bred by Zary and released by Jackson & Perkins in 2010. Flowers carry about 26 to 40 petals and an anise-like scent, and the variety is described as disease resistant.
How does Walking on Sunshine compare with other rose varieties?
Walking on Sunshine: 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 Walking on Sunshine good for?
Walking on Sunshine is grown for bedding and borders, cut flowers, yellow 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: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
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