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| 'Bonica' |
| 'MEIdomonac' |
| 'Bonica 82' |
| 'Bonica Meidiland' |
| 'Demon' |
| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | Cupped |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Light pink |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In large clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Shrub |
| Extra Color Info: | Bright, pale pink fading to almost white |
| Growth Habit: | Medium, 3-5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Mild |
| Hybridizer & year: | Marie Louise Meilland, 1982 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 4 and warmer |
| Awards: | AARS: 1987 |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: Gold Standard 2010; Great Plant Picks Winner 2007 |
| Parentage: | (Rosa sempervirens x Mademoiselle Marthe Carron) x Picasso |
| Child plants: | 12 child plants |
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| Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Oct 4, 2011 2:27 PM Bonica is supposed to be disease-free, not needing spraying, but that has not been so in my garden. It comes down with black spot if I don't spray it with the systemic fungicide when I do all the rest of my roses. The masses of pink flowers are most showy in the spring display, but it does bloom off and on the rest of the summer and fall here in my garden. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by sandnsea2 (Cape Cod, MA, USA - Zone 7a) on Oct 1, 2011 5:57 PM This is a fantastic performer in Zone 7A. Would not want to be without it. Blooms profusely in Spring, then again in the Fall. A lovely scent. Just a great rose. I planted 3 bushes together here to get this effect. Have never had a bug problem with it. Photo taken in Massachusetts. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Gilli (Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 5b) on Jan 17, 2014 10:18 PM This rose is a fantastic performer here in my zone 5b garden. It laughs at the cold...I don't winterize it...and sucks up the dry summer heat. It always seems to be in bloom with masses of shell pink flowers. Extremely disease resistant. [ Reply to this comment | |
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