Scientific Name:
Rosa
'Meidomonac'
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
Bonica rose, floribunda rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Compact with dense foliage; leaves glossy, dark green; flowers pink, double.
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:
Garden origin ({R. sempervirons x R. Marthe Caron} x R. Picasso)
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:
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
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 or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Other
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Leafhopper or spittlebug, 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