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Groundcover Rose "Bonica"
Click any picture of Bonica below to enlarge it.
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Bonica is small shrub rose which is also well-suited as a ground
cover rose. Introduced in 1981 by Meilland. |
The key characteristics of "Bonica" are shown below:
| FLOWERS |
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| Colour |
Pink |
| Type |
Double flowers |
| Scent |
None |
| Frequency |
Throughout the summer |
| When |
June to September |
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| BUSH |
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| Rose type |
Shrub |
| Leaves |
Lots of glossy mid-green leaves |
| Height |
1.2m (4ft) |
| Spread |
1.5m (5ft) |
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| OTHER |
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| Hardiness UK |
Fully hardy |
| USDA Zones |
Rosa Bonica is hardy to zone 5a, -28.8° C (-20° F) |
| Awards |
Bonica has been awarded the following:
Belfast Certificate of Merit (1983)
Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (1993)
All America Rose Selection (1987) |
| Parentage |
(Rosa Sempervirons x Marthe Caron) x Picasso |
| Available in UK |
David Austin Roses |
| Available in USA |
David Austin
Roses |
| Available Australia |
Swanes Nurseries |
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COMMENTS |
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Bonica is a superb shrub rose which, at
the picture on the left shows, is also ideal as a standard. A
compact rose with dense foliage, flowers that appear often and
regularly. Good disease resistance. |
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