'Royal Bonica' Rose

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'Royal Bonica' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cécile Tanguay's Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MEImodac

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: MEImodac
Exhibition name: Royal Bonica

Origin:

Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1993).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1993 as 'Royal Bonica'.
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1994 as 'Royal Bonica'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 4½' to 5' (135 to 150cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 8,840 on 19 Jul 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 10 Sep 1993

Parentage:

sport of MEIdomonac

Notes:

In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data was taken on well-established roses.
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