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'Scarlet Bonica ®' rose Description
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'Scarlet Bonica ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2014).
Introduced in France by Meilland Richardier in 2016 as 'Scarlet Bonica'.
Class:
Floribunda, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Red.  up to 63 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, dense.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 16" to 28" (40 to 70cm).  Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Patents:
European Union - Application No: 2015/1556  on  3 Jul 2015
 
United States - Patent No: PP 28,541  on  24 Oct 2017   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/756,087  on  30 Jul 2015
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the ‘Noawel’ variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the ‘Kormax’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and the ‘Meinoiral’ variety (non-patented in the United States)....The rose plants of the new variety were approximately one and one-half year of age and were observed during June while growing outdoors on their own roots at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.