Rosa Bonica, the photo of which is presented in this article, is one of the most common modern roses. This variety was bred in 1985, since then its popularity is only growing.
This is explained by the fact that Bonica is a very beautiful, strong, abundantly flowering plant. Bonica is a rose that belongs to the Floribunda group. All flowers belonging to this group are distinguished by strength of health, long-flowering and frost resistance. Despite the delicate color of the buds, Bonica is very strong, it can be grown in areas with harsh climates and in areas that do not quite meet the requirements of the plant.
Rosa Bonica: Description
The height of the bush depends on climatic conditions and ranges from 80 to 120 cm. The young plant has a main lower tier; during the growing season, long branches sprinkled with tassels of flowers grow up from it. Later, as a result of pruning, the rose bush takes on a rounded shape.
There are not many leaves on the bush, they are shiny, dark green, leathery. The flowers are small, with a diameter of about 5 cm. The color in the middle is deep pink, those petals that are located on the edges are pale pink, you can say almost white. When the bud is fully opened, the petals burn out in the sun, and the whole flower becomes a delicate light pink color. The buds are collected in brushes of 5-20 pieces in one.
Bonica (rose) begins to bloom very abundantly at the very beginning of summer, then the flowers become a little less, but the bush continues to delight the eye until September. Those flowers that have already faded are recommended to be removed immediately. If left, then red-orange fruits will appear in their place. They will remain on the branches until spring. As a result, flowering will be weak, since the bush has spent a lot of energy on the development of fruits.
How to choose a place for a plant?
Rosa Bonika loves to bask in the sun. A place for her landing needs to be looked for in the sun, if this beauty is “lodged” in the shade, then it will not bloom so abundantly. If you want to protect the pink bush from black spotting, then do not plant it where there is stagnant moist air. Choose a place that is well ventilated. The rose does not tolerate stagnation of water, so the soil must be permeable and fertilized.
Planting seedlings
Planting seedlings in a permanent place in the open ground is recommended in the spring. Decided to purchase seedlings in the store? Then buy them in pots so that there is not a weak branch, but a seedling with at least three shoots.
In a favorite place, you need to dig a hole measuring 50 by 50 cm, the depth should also be 50 cm. A mixture of earth, compost and fertilizer for roses is being prepared. The seedling, together with a lump of earth from the pot, is placed in the prepared hole and filled with an earthen mixture equal to the level of the soil.
Rosa Bonika feels wonderful both in single plantings and in group ones. The distance between the rose bushes should be 70-80 cm. You can use this plant as a hedge or as a curb along the track. Bonica looks beautiful next to evergreen conifers and goes well with lavender, wormwood and clematis.
Top dressing
In order for Bonica rose to please its owners with abundant and long flowering, twice a season it needs to be fed with fertilizer intended for roses.
The first feeding is recommended in spring, immediately after pruning the plant, the second time - before the buds open. In order to strengthen the young shoots before winter, at the end of summer you need to make potash fertilizer.
Pruning
Rosa Bonica needs pruning. This procedure must be carried out every spring. Branches are trimmed by about a third of the length, it depends on what kind of decorative purposes trimming is done. Be sure to remove frozen, dry, broken and growing branches growing inside the bush.
Disease
If you want to avoid the “attack” of black spotting, you need to ensure that the rose bush does not thicken. First of all, it is necessary to remove weak thin branches, as they still will not be able to survive the winter frosts.
For the prevention of diseases, it is recommended to sprinkle soil around the bush with ash. For the same reason, the rose is treated with Fitosporin.
If black or brown spots appeared on the leaves, then immediately you need to remove them and burn them so that the disease does not spread throughout the garden and flower garden. The affected bush must be treated with special copper-containing drugs. You need to hurry with the treatment so that the bush has time to gain strength before the frosts come, otherwise a plant that is weak after the disease can die in the winter.
If a rose aphid has appeared on roses, which “loves” these beautiful flowers very much, then an urgent need to start a fight with it. The easiest way is to wash off the aphids with a stream of water and treat the plant with a mixture of liquid soap and alcohol.
Rosa Bonika: reviews
If you listen to the reviews of those flower lovers who are already familiar with such a variety of roses like Bonica, you can understand how beautiful these flowers are. This variety is suitable even for beginners in flower business. Bonica is unpretentious, and throughout the season gives people its pink tender buds.
If the autumn is warm, then the last flowers can be picked at the end of October. From the reviews it is clear that every year this plant lives more and more flower beds, both in private estates, and in public parks and public gardens. The main thing is to feed the “queen” of the garden on time and monitor her health by regularly carrying out preventive work against diseases. Another tip from the owners of roses: although Bonica is considered a frost-resistant plant, it needs to be covered for the winter so that in the spring it does not have to cry over the bushes that died from frost. Then Bonika will thank the "million" roses for such care!