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    most recent 4 AUG 24  
    RoseBonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
    Initial post 16 JUN 11 by Simon Voorwinde
    Is the seed parent of 'Bonica' a rose called 'Swany' (see: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2462&tab=1 ). They have identical parentages.
    Reply #1 posted 16 JUN 11 by RoseBlush
    Simon..........

    The seed parent could be 'Swany' or it could be a sister seedling to Swany' with the same cross.

    Smiles,
    Lyn
    Reply #2 posted 16 JUN 11 by Simon Voorwinde
    Yes... I guess so :-)
    Reply #3 posted 3 JUN 14 by Michael Garhart
    More likely Swany than Alba Meidiland. Meilland seems to use their own named cultivars, listed as seedlings for their records. Alba Meidiland is absent of sexual parts -- at least in this area.
    Reply #4 posted 4 AUG 24 by Philip_ATX
    Swany is triploid, and diploid Alba Meidiland has more offspring listed, so it seems more probable to me Alba M. might be the seed parent, assuming disclosed parentages are accurate.
    Reply #5 posted 4 AUG 24 by Michael Garhart
    If it is, they had very tiny fingers and a lot of luck. Its possible, but difficult and requires the dang thing to not act sterile.
    most recent 1 AUG 17  
    RoseBonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
    Initial post 1 AUG 17 by Sambolingo
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    most recent 5 JAN 14  
    RoseBonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
    Initial post 5 JAN 14 by Nastarana
    Craig Tufts, author of The BackYard Naturalist, recommends Bonica for wildlife friendly yards.

    see: Tufts, Craig, The Backyard Naturalist, 1993, pub. by The National Wildlife Federation, p 71 "A Rose for All Seasons".

    "offers lots of bloom over a period of months. It is very hardy, practically care free, densely shrubby, and bears heavy crops of hips through the fall and into the winter"

    Tufts recommends placing Bonica near bird feeders--"offers safe harbor for many species of song birds..."
    most recent 25 AUG 13  
    RoseBonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
    Initial post 25 AUG 13 by Renato Emma
    Rosa a cespuglio Floribunda/Ground Cover, a portamento allargato, ricoprente e vigoroso. Fogliame folto, sm/piccolo, sm/lucido, verde scuro. Fiori a mazzi, rosa delicato con bordi piu' scuri, fragranza dolce e delicata. Resistente a freddo e malattie; rifiorente. Famosissima. H.70-80cm L.120cm. Premiata con RHS Award of Garden Merit.
    (ROSACEAE) (Marie-Louise Meilland, Meilland Intern., Francia, 1981)
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