Sorcerer Mickey Topiary is Pure Magic
The 19th annual Epcotยฎ International Flower & Garden Festival kicked off March 7th at the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort with a huge splash of color. Walt Disney World’sยฎย horticulture team showed off their green thumbs with the garden inspired from aย scene of โFantasia” in front of the parkโs iconic Spaceship Earth.
Here are some fun facts on the front-entrance “Fantasia” topiary display:
- Comprised of 28 topiariesย which is more thanย have been used in any front-entrance display! ย Those 28 topiaries include Sorcerer Mickey, threeย ostriches, two hippos, two alligators, two elephants, nine stars, a spiral and eight mushrooms.
- 22,615 plant plugsย ofย 15 plant varietiesย make up the Fantasia front-entrance topiary.ย They includeย reindeer moss,ย red begonias,ย creeping figย ,Sweet Ayssum,ย andย three shades ofย Lobelia, and Black Scallop Ajuga.
- 4,000 Blushing Bride air plantsย from Guatemala color the two hipposโ tutus andย 300 Cotton Candy air plantsย from Peru feather the wings and tails of the three ostrich topiaries.
- 1,250 feet irrigation tubingย is woven into the “Fantasia”ย front-entrance topiaries