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• Royal Bonica

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

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'.

Shrub.  

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

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

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

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

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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