Scientific Name:
Rosa
'Meidomonac'
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
Bonica rose, floribunda rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Compact rose with dense foliage; stems with brown prickles ~5mm long that tend to curve downwards; leaves pinnately compound, (3-)5(-7) broadly ovate leaflets, most 2-4cm long x 2-3cm wide with the terminal one being the largest, base rounded, apex shortly acuminate, glossy, dark green, margin serrate, stipules with fringed margins fused to the portion of the petiole; cymes of 1-5 flowers each 6-8cm wide, many pink petals, unscented, May-Oct.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Spreading, Twiggy
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Security/barrier, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
Variable
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip'.
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Olive, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Other
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule (leafy)
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Leafhopper, Mildew, Mites, Thrips (Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.2
- (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : 818