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    'Bonica ®' rose Description
    'Bonica ® (floribunda, Meilland 1957)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of jedmar
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    Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
    ARS:
    Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
    Registration name: Bonica ® (floribunda, Meilland 1957)
    Origin:
    Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1957).
    Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland as 'Bonica'.
    Class:
    Floribunda.  
    Bloom:
    Scarlet, vermilion undertones.  Mild fragrance.  65 to 75 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small buds.  
    Habit:
    Bushy, well-branched.  Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 10b.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 1,673  on  7 Jan 1958   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 655,931  on  29 Apr 1957
    Parentage:
    seed: Alain × Independence
    pollen: Moulin Rouge ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1951)
    Notes:
    There are at least two Meilland roses named 'Bonica'. The first one, a red version, and the better-known later pink version.