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'Scarlet Bonica ®' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 146-653
most recent 26 JUL HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 26 JUL by MADActuary
I have three, third-year, own root Canyon Road bushes all planted close together to maximize the color impact. What a show these bushes put on! But I have to confess to a problem.

Canyon Road is ARS registered as a floribunda. I am here to tell you not to believe that - it is a modern shrub and an excellent one at that. If you want to call it a floribunda, then it is a floribunda on steroids. Spectacular growth up, around, and all about. Little did I know when I planned my garden that 3 Canyon Road bushes planted together would be extreme overkill as I (wrongly) assumed this was just another floribunda. I find myself having to chop them down some here in late July as it is overwhelming its neighbors - Peace, Love & Peace and Marlon's Day - and blocking the sun from getting to those three. My Canyon Road bushes reach 4 feet tall and wide - there's no need to cluster them as I have done. One bush will do the trick. It's winter-hardy in zone 5b (with protection). No blackspot but did develop some powdery mildew in September that first year when conditions were right (and I sprayed only the lower half of the bushes since I was much more concerned about blackspot). It probably has more blooms per plant than anything else I grow (runners up would include Sexy Rexy and Mandarin Ice).

Canyon Road is rated 8.7 in ARS Handbook - and I concur. But don't tell me it's a floribunda!
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Discussion id : 145-033
most recent 23 MAY HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 23 MAY by Kim W Florida 10b Humid
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Discussion id : 128-824
most recent 16 AUG 21 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 16 AUG 21 by MADActuary
Cannot say enough good things about Canyon Road (Chicagoland zone 5b). Great grower with glossy foliage and always in bloom. Japanese Beetles leave this one alone for the most part. I have three bushes planted about 15 inches apart and it's making a great display. I tend to agree with Michael Garhart below that Canyon Road is more like a shrub than floribunda. I have been deadheading it but I'm going to leave the next blooms on to see if it's self-cleaning. Disease free for me (I spray regularly) and no discernible fragrance. Well-deserving of its lofty rating (a (9.0)) in Roses in Review. Get this rose!
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Discussion id : 107-348
most recent 23 JUL 18 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 9 JAN 18 by Michael Garhart
This rose had a great year with me. A lot of blooms. Easy to care for. I like that the red isn't a typical red color. Its has character.


However, its not really a floribunda. It may be registered as one, but its a shrub. This rose has more in common with a rose like 'Summer Wind' (Buck) or 'Pink Cupcake' than it does a typical commercial floribunda like 'Showbiz'.

Which is fine, really, its a good rose, but don't expect a typical floribunda.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 22 JUL 18 by Maureen Groper
Scarlet Bonica is bright red! Summer Wind and Pink Cupcake don't look like it at all. I am confused!!!!!
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 23 JUL 18 by Michael Garhart
I'm talking about plant habit.
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