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Native alternative(s) for Rosa Bonica® 'MELdomonac':
Rosa carolina Rosa carolina
Plants that fill a similar niche:
Lonicera x heckrottii Lonicera X heckrottii
Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender' Flowers
Rosa 'Jeanne Lajoie' Flowers
Rosa Bonica® 'MELdomonac' has some common insect problems:
Pests of Rose
Rosa Bonica® 'MELdomonac' has some other problems:
White-Tailed Deer

Rosa Bonica® 'MELdomonac'

Phonetic Spelling
RO-zuh
Description

Royal Bonica Meidland is a hybrid floribunda rose in the Rosaceae family. It was bred by Marie-Louise Meilland in France in 1982.

This rose will grow 3-5 feet tall and 4-5 ft wide. It prefers moist fertile well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate some light shade. Avoid crowding and overhead watering to discourage diseases. Prune in late winter to remove damaged and diseased canes and to control the size.

Royal Bonica Meidland blooms with large double fragrant pink flowers in clusters from late spring until frost on arching canes. It will produce orange rose hips in the fall.

Use this shrub as a specimen, in groups, as a barrier, for privacy or screening, in cottage or English gardens or as a foundation plant.

Royal Bonica Meidland has won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, the All-American Rose Award and was named World's Favorite Rose in 1997

Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: see pests of roses to the left. Has good disease resistance. Deer will browse roses.

VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.

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#showy flowers#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#pink flowers#long bloom time#shrub rose#cut flower
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#showy flowers#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#pink flowers#long bloom time#shrub rose#cut flower
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Rosa
    Family:
    Rosaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Woody
    Dimensions:
    Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Rose
    Shrub
    Habit/Form:
    Arching
    Erect
    Growth Rate:
    Medium
    Maintenance:
    Medium
    Texture:
    Medium
    Appendage:
    Prickles
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Texture:
    Clay
    High Organic Matter
    Loam (Silt)
    Sand
    Soil pH:
    Acid (<6.0)
    Neutral (6.0-8.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    Available Space To Plant:
    3 feet-6 feet
    6-feet-12 feet
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    4a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Color:
    Orange
    Red/Burgundy
    Fruit Type:
    Drupe
    Fruit Description:
    Produce orange rose hips in fall
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    Orange
    Pink
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Fall
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Cup
    Flower Petals:
    more than 20 petals/rays
    Flower Size:
    3-6 inches
    Flower Description:
    Medium 3-4 inch flowers are fully double with 70 petals and mildly scented. They appear in clusters from late spring to frost.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Feel:
    Glossy
    Leaf Type:
    Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Alternate
    Leaf Margin:
    Serrate
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Compound small, glossy, dark green foliage
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Description:
    Green stems with prickles
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Lawn
    Landscape Theme:
    Butterfly Garden
    Cottage Garden
    Cutting Garden
    English Garden
    Design Feature:
    Barrier
    Border
    Foundation Planting
    Hedge
    Screen/Privacy
    Specimen
    Attracts:
    Butterflies
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Diseases
    Problems:
    Spines/Thorns