Groundcover floribunda rose Bonica 82 (Bonica 82): overview, planting and care

Rosa Bonica is a modern and popular variety of flowers. It is versatile in application, disease resistant and unpretentious in care. For the successful cultivation of a crop, it is important to provide it with certain conditions.

History of breeding

“Bonica 82” (Bonica 82) was launched in 1981. The author of this variety is Marie-Louise Meian. The French company of this family specializes in the production and selection of roses. Every third such flower in the world is grown in her nurseries.

Bonica 82 has a rich breeding history. About 2 dozen other varieties were used to create it. The name of the mother plant is unknown. It was obtained by crossing an evergreen wild rose and a hybrid of the rose “Vishurana Mademoiselle Marthe Carron” (Mademoiselle Marthe Carron), bred in France in 1931.

The source of pollen for the creation of “Bonica 82” was the floribunda “Picasso” (Picasso), obtained in 1971 in New Zealand. Its flowers are dark pink in color and have a white center. To breed this variety, a hybrid of the rose “Spin” (Spinosissima) and about a dozen floribundas were used.

Description and characteristics of the rose floribunda Bonica 82

The international garden classification classifies the Bonica 82 rose as a shrub, that is, shrubs and semi-climbing plants. The flower is a groundcover. This group has not been officially identified.

The World Federation of Rose Societies, a few years before the appearance of Bonica 82, adopted a classification in Oxford according to which the plant belongs to floribunda. This group is extensive. It includes varieties that occupy an intermediate position between tea-hybrid and polyanthus species.

The main characteristics of the ground cover rose “Bonica 82”:

• sprawling and dense bush, height 0,6-1,5 m, width 1,2-1,85 m, round shape;
• flowers cup-shaped, double, diameter up to 6-8 cm, rich pink in the middle with paler edges;
• the foliage is leathery, dark green and semi-glossy, with a reddish tint at the base;
• shoots are strong, short and arcuate;
• petals are wavy, up to 40 pieces in an inflorescence;
• foliage is average;
• in the inflorescence of the brush 5-15 buds;
• mild aroma with apple notes, but may be absent;
• bright red buds in large numbers remain on the plant until next spring;
• repeated flowering – early first wave at the beginning of summer, then moderate, after – plentiful until late autumn;
• frost resistance zone 5 (up to -26-29 ° C), according to other sources 4b (up to -31,7-34,4 ° C);
• high resistance to disease.

Bonica 82 has short shoots but is well suited for cutting. Flowers stay in water for a long time.

The flowers of “Bonica 82” in hot weather fade to a pale pink, almost white hue

You can purchase or grow your own rose “Bonica” on a trunk. In gardens, these artificially created bushes are still rare. In Europe, they have been popular for more than a century. Rootstock is needed to grow them.

Since its inception, Bonica 82 has received numerous awards in various countries including France, the UK, Germany, Canada and the USA. In 2003, she was awarded the title of “The Most Loved Rose in the World” and was in the Hall of Fame of the World Federation of the Rose Society. This association arose in 1968 in London, it includes 40 countries.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The popularity of “Bonica 82” is due not only to its beauty. This variety has many advantages:

• high frost resistance;
• good immunity;
• long and repeated flowering;
• universality in application;
• decorative foliage;
• lush flowering, a large number of buds;
• the possibility of forming boles.

There are few drawbacks to Bonica 82. These include:

• small buds;
• weak or absent aroma;
• shade change due to burnout;
• susceptibility to black spot.

Methods of reproduction

“Bonica 82” can be propagated by cuttings or grafting. Usually the first option is used. Work is best done in early spring. Cuttings are harvested when the stems are woody.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Prepare cuttings. The upper cut is straight, the lower cut is at an angle of 45°.
2. Prepare holes with an interval of 0,3 m. Deepen by 0,15 m.
3. Germinate cuttings under the film.

Care consists of watering, fertilizing and airing. The flower is transferred to a permanent place after 3 years.

Planting and caring for rose floribunda Bonica

In order for Bonica 82 to feel good, bloom for a long time and profusely, you need to plant it in the right place. It must meet the following requirements:

• a lighted area, in partial shade, the flowering of a rose will be less long and plentiful;
• ventilated place, air stagnation is unacceptable;
• light soil with low acidity, loam is better;
• fertile soil layer at least 0,6 m;
• do not place the plant in wetlands.

It is necessary to prepare a place for landing “Bonica 82” at least a month in advance. To normalize the composition of the soil, you can add sand or clay, lime and soddy soil.

You need to buy a rose in containers where you can see the shape and color of the flowers

Landing algorithm “Bonica 82”:

1. Dig a hole 0,6 m, fill with water.
2. Prepare a soil mixture from equal parts of garden soil, compost and peat. Add ready-made fertilizer for roses.
3. If the soil is not sandy, make drainage.
4. Fill the hole with soil mixture to make a mound.
5. Cut seedlings to 0,3 m, remove damaged roots, and cut off long ones. If the rose is in a container, then you need to carefully remove it with an earthen root. It is necessary to leave up to 3 strong shoots and shorten them so that up to 3 buds remain.
6. Make a hole, lower the rose into it, straighten the roots and cover with soil. Tamp, while pulling the bush up. The vaccination site should be deepened by 5 cm.
7. Form an earthen roller, water abundantly.

If roses are placed in rows, then an interval of 0,65 m is needed. The scheme for group planting is 0,7×0,95 m.

“Bonica 82” is unpretentious, but watering is important for it. For it, the following conditions must be met:

1. 2 buckets under the bush without falling on the leaves.
2. Frequency – 1 time per week, twice as often in drought.
3. Settled water at ambient temperature.
4. The best time to moisturize is before 10 am.
5. In rainy September, watering is not needed, in dry – weekly, 5 liters per bush.
6. Before preparing for winter, abundant irrigation – up to 3 buckets per plant.

After watering, it is necessary to loosen the ground under the bush. Instead, the soil can be mulched with organic matter.

Bonica 82 needs several top dressings per season:

1. Complex mineral compositions – in early April (for a good rose bloom).
2. Potash top dressing – at the end of summer, so that the shoots ripen, and the plant winters well.
3. Organics in the fall – the introduction of manure, chicken manure or ready-made compost into the ground.

In the spring, sanitary pruning is needed. It is necessary to shorten the bush by a third, get rid of dry, broken and growing branches inside. In autumn, leaves and unripe buds are removed, shoots are shortened. After the final watering, the bushes spud.

“Bonica 82” is frost-resistant, but it must be prepared for winter by digging the lower part of the bush. The rose may suffer from temperature changes. You can protect it by covering it with non-woven material. Shoots before this must be pressed to the ground.

You can get acquainted with the cultivation of roses “Bonica” in the country in the review:

Pests and diseases

The main problem of “Bonica 82” is black spotting, which reduces decorativeness. The disease is manifested by rounded purple-brown spots on the leaves, which then merge. Rose shoots may be affected. The fungus persists in them and plant debris.

Control measures:

1. Remove and burn affected leaves.
2. Spray the rose, effective preparations “Profit”, “Topaz”, “Skor”.

To prevent black spotting, wood ash must be applied to the soil around the bushes and regularly get rid of thin branches that thicken the plantings.

“Bonica 82” with black spotting continues to bloom, but its decorative effect is reduced

Of the pests, the main enemy of the rose is the aphid. It multiplies rapidly in April-May, feeds on plant juices, and carries diseases.

There are several methods of struggle:

1. Picking up by hand or rinsing with water under pressure is appropriate for a small number of insects.
2. Spraying – soapy solution (1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water), infusion of dioecious nettle.

Aphids are repelled by the smell of lavender, which can be planted among roses

Application in landscape design

“Bonica 82” is widely used in landscape design. This rose can be used in single and group plantings, to form hedges.

Roses during flowering cover the site no worse than a fence

Neighbors for “Bonica 82” in the flower garden can be:

• evergreen shrubs;
• clematis;
• miscanthus chinensis and other cereals;
• herbaceous perennials with silvery leaves – woolly chistets, silver wormwood.

“Bonica 82” looks good along buildings and fences, masking their unattractiveness

In landscape design, you can use “Bonika 82” on the trunk. One option is to plant the trees in the background, and plant a spray rose of the same variety or other suitable flowers in front.

“Bonica 82” on the trunk looks good along the tracks

In flower beds and mixborders, the background plants for the Boniki 82 rose can be:

• geranium;
• cuff;
• low spireas;
• wanted

Around the rose on the trunk it is worth planting plants covering the trunk

“Bonica 82” is good to plant on the lawn singly or in small groups

Conclusion

Rosa Bonica 82 is a beautiful result of the work of breeders. This flower is unpretentious, it is widely used in landscape design, suitable for cutting. The plant is little susceptible to diseases and pests, frost-resistant.

Reviews with photos about rose floribunda Bonica 82

Before purchasing for your site, you should familiarize yourself with the photo, description and reviews of the Bonica 82 rose. This will help determine the best place for her, think over landscape design.

Ekaterina Lebedeva, 37 years old, Samara

I bought several seedlings of “Bonica 82” 3-4 years ago. Landed along the fence, the bushes create a beautiful background. The flower is very unpretentious, long stands in the cut. I never got sick, but there was a raid of aphids.

Maria Savina, 29 years old, Moscow

I have been growing “Bonik 82” for 2 years already, a neighbor shared the cuttings, it was only necessary to plant them in a permanent place. It blooms for a very long time, the smell is almost not noticeable. One bush suffered from black spot, but quickly cured. I cover for the winter.

Anna Kotova, 42 years old, Rostov

“Bonica 82” appeared in my garden about 10 years ago. Several bushes have been planted along the path and on the sides of the porch. Roses bloom beautifully and for a long time, the smell is unobtrusive. They fade quickly, becoming almost white, but it’s good with such a shade.