Rosa 'MELbonrib'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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This cultivar is no longer readily available from commercial sources.
Rosa 'MELbonrib' makes an excellent ground cover for slopes due to its low creeping habit and 5-foot spread. Blooming continuously from spring to frost with a Lily of the Valley fragrance its clusters of double pink flowers and high gloss dark green leaves add color and texture to your garden. Low maintenance, vigorous growth, and a showy presence all add to the attractiveness of this specimen.
Pruning can be accomplished in early spring, after the last frost. Caution should be used due to the thorns.
Its dense spreading habit will help to smother out unwanted weeds.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Highly disease resistant.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
- Fragrance
- Textural
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Rose
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Medium pink, semi-double blooms in clusters in late spring. Scattered blooms till frost.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- green leaves with a high gloss
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
