'Cherry Bonica ®' Rose

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'Cherry Bonica ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of zlesak

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 5112-05-2
• Double Red (Floribunda. Meilland, Before 2013)
• MEIpeporia
• Oso Easy Double Red

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Exhibition name: Cherry Bonica ®

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2012).
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2014 as 'Cherry Bonica'.
Introduced in United States by Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. in 2014 as 'Oso Easy Double Red'.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in circa 2017.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Dark red. None / no fragrance. up to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 20" to 30" (50 to 75cm). Width: 20" to 32" (50 to 80cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 26,298 on 12 Jan 2016 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/998,767 on 4 Dec 2013

The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the product of the cross of the `Meinoiral` variety (non-patented in the United States) and `Kortikel` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Radrazz` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,836).
...The description is based on the observation of 11/2-year-old plants during May while growing outdoors on their own roots at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Deborah ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1989) × Golden Holstein (floribunda, Kordes 1989)
pollen:	Knock Out ®

Notes:

The Spring Meadow nursery site says that this is a seedling from Double Knock Out.