Plant Name

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Rosa 'Bonica'

Common Name

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Soil

Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 lts farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 1 Modern Shrub Recurrent Large-Flowered

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 6

Foliage

Coppery-light green and glossy.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Double flowers of delicate pink with deeper centres; these are produced along strong arching stems.

Flowering is Continuous throughout summer.

Comment

Bushy growth.

Good for Ground-cover. Hedging. Grow in pots.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, Rumwood Nurseries and from Peter Beales Roses (Peter Beales also has the Half- and Full-Standard as well).

For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society.