Bonica Rose (Rosa 'Bonica') | Shrub Rose

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Bonica Rose

Rose ‘Bonica®‘

An award-winning shrub rose with constant soft pink blooms, excellent disease resistance, and a cascading, fountain-like habit. Perfect for low-maintenance landscapes.

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Description

Rosa 'Bonica' is an award-winning shrub rose, celebrated as the first ever to win the prestigious All-America Rose Selections (AARS) award in 1987, and later inducted into the Rose Hall of Fame in 2003 . This landscape rose is prized for its exceptional disease resistance, constant display of soft pink blooms, and cascading, fountain-like habit. It produces large clusters of medium (2.5-inch), fully double (35-40 petals), soft shell-pink flowers that fade to a delicate, pale pink with a slight sweet fragrance . Blooming continuously from late spring through fall, this very hardy, vigorous shrub requires minimal care, making it an outstanding choice for mass plantings, hedges, borders, and foundation plantings.

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Light: Full sun to partial shade (tolerates light shade) .

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Foliage & Flowers: Glossy, dark green, disease-resistant foliage; clusters of 2.5-inch, fully double, soft shell-pink flowers (fading to pale pink) with a light sweet fragrance; blooms continuously from spring to fall .
Mature Height: 4-5 ft .
Mature Spread: 4 ft .
Growth Rate: Moderate .
Hardiness Zones: USDA 4-11 .
Core Benefits: Hall of Fame award winner (2003), first AARS shrub rose winner (1987), very disease resistant, continuous bloom (self-cleaning), cascading habit, tolerates heat, drought, and poor soil.
Best Uses: Mass plantings, hedges, borders, foundation plantings, slopes, large containers, low-maintenance landscapes.

Faqs

Q: How large does Bonica® Rose get?
A: It is an upright, bushy shrub with a slightly cascading habit, typically reaching 4-5 feet in height and 4 feet in spread .

Q: Is it disease resistant?
A: Yes, it is celebrated for its exceptional disease resistance to black spot, powdery mildew, and rust, and was the first shrub rose to win the AARS award for this trait .

Q: Does it need deadheading?
A: It is self-cleaning to a degree, but light pruning of spent clusters will encourage even faster rebloom and maintain a tidier appearance .

Q: Is it tolerant of poor conditions?
A: Yes, it is known for its tolerance of heat, drought, poor soils, and even light shade, making it a very tough and adaptable plant .

Q: Is it fragrant?
A: It has a light, sweet, almost spicy fragrance that is subtle but noticeable .

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San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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