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Click any picture of Bonica below to enlarge it.
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
Colour
Pink
Type
Double flowers
Scent
None
Frequency
Throughout the summer
When
June to September
BUSH
Rose type
Shrub
Leaves
Lots of glossy mid-green leaves
Height
1.2m (4ft)
Spread
1.5m (5ft)
OTHER
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:
Parentage
(Rosa Sempervirons x Marthe Caron) x Picasso
Available in UK
David Austin Roses
Available in USA
David Austin
Roses
Available Australia
Swanes Nurseries
COMMENTS A
compact rose with dense foliage, flowers that appear often and
regularly. Good disease resistance.
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characteristics of
shrub roses like Bonica.
Groundcover Rose "Bonica"
Belfast Certificate of Merit (1983)
Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (1993)
All America Rose Selection (1987)
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