'Bonnie Rosalie' Rose

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'Bonnie Rosalie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Ripbon

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Ripbon
Exhibition name: Bonnie Rosalie

Origin:

Bred by Robert Neil Rippetoe (United States, 2006).
Introduced in United States by Roses Unlimited in 2007 as 'Bonnie Rosalie'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

White and pink, pink edges. Strong, clove, spice fragrance. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, mounded. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden, shrub or specimen. Shade tolerant.

Breeder's notes:

Named in loving memory of Bonnie Rosalie Rippetoe -Eichelberger

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Sweet Vivien × Self

Notes:

Vigorous, in some ways superior to 'Sweet Vivien'. Does not seem to set hips.

Cuttings sent to Kathy Strong San Juan Capistrano, CA 10-17-11