'Bonica ®' Rose

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'Bonica ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Bonica ® (floribunda, Meilland 1957)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Bonica ® (floribunda, Meilland 1957)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1957).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland as 'Bonica'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Scarlet, vermilion undertones. Mild fragrance. 65 to 75 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small buds.

Habit:

Bushy, well-branched. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,673 on 7 Jan 1958 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 655,931 on 29 Apr 1957

Parentage:

seed:	Alain × Independence
pollen:	Moulin Rouge ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1951)

Notes:

There are at least two Meilland roses named 'Bonica'. The first one, a red version, and the better-known later pink version.