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'Bonica ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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Is the seed parent of 'Bonica' a rose called 'Swany' (see: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2462&tab=1 ). They have identical parentages.
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Simon..........
The seed parent could be 'Swany' or it could be a sister seedling to Swany' with the same cross.
Smiles,
Lyn
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Yes... I guess so :-)
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More likely Swany than Alba Meidiland. Meilland seems to use their own named cultivars, listed as seedlings for their records. Alba Meidiland is absent of sexual parts -- at least in this area.
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Swany is triploid, and diploid Alba Meidiland has more offspring listed, so it seems more probable to me Alba M. might be the seed parent, assuming disclosed parentages are accurate.
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If it is, they had very tiny fingers and a lot of luck. Its possible, but difficult and requires the dang thing to not act sterile.
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Available from - Old Market Farm
www.oldmarketfarm.com
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Craig Tufts, author of The BackYard Naturalist, recommends Bonica for wildlife friendly yards.
see: Tufts, Craig, The Backyard Naturalist, 1993, pub. by The National Wildlife Federation, p 71 "A Rose for All Seasons".
"offers lots of bloom over a period of months. It is very hardy, practically care free, densely shrubby, and bears heavy crops of hips through the fall and into the winter"
Tufts recommends placing Bonica near bird feeders--"offers safe harbor for many species of song birds..."
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Rosa a cespuglio Floribunda/Ground Cover, a portamento allargato, ricoprente e vigoroso. Fogliame folto, sm/piccolo, sm/lucido, verde scuro. Fiori a mazzi, rosa delicato con bordi piu' scuri, fragranza dolce e delicata. Resistente a freddo e malattie; rifiorente. Famosissima. H.70-80cm L.120cm. Premiata con RHS Award of Garden Merit.
(ROSACEAE) (Marie-Louise Meilland, Meilland Intern., Francia, 1981)
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