Royal Bonica® Bare Root Rose Bush

About Royal Bonica® Bare Root Rose Bush

Rosa ‘MEImodac’ — Royal Bonica®
🌹 A modern Meilland shrub rose with regal presence and nonstop bloom power

Royal Bonica® is a richly colored evolution of the beloved Bonica® rose—bringing deeper pink blooms, fuller flower form, and even stronger garden performance. With its abundant clusters of warm, rose-pink blooms and exceptional repeat flowering, this shrub rose delivers a season-long display that feels lush, effortless, and undeniably elegant. Hardy, vigorous, and beautifully rounded, Royal Bonica® shines in borders, hedges, mass plantings, or as a standout landscape feature.

💐 Plant & Flower Traits

• 🎨 Color: Deep rose-pink blooms with a refined, uniform tone

• 🌸 Bloom Form: Semi-double to double, cupped flowers produced in large, showy clusters

• 📏 Bloom Size: Approximately 2.5–3″ across

• 🔁 Flowering: Exceptional repeat bloomer — flush after flush from late spring through frost

• 🌼 Fragrance: Light, fresh scent

• 🌿 Foliage: Abundant, glossy, dark green leaves that offer excellent contrast and stay clean through the season

🏡 Growth & Garden Habits

• 🌱 Growth Habit: Bushy, rounded, and vigorous — ideal for landscape use

• ↕️ Height: About 3–4 ft

• ↔️ Width: Approximately 3 ft

• ☀️ Light Requirements: Thrives in full sun

• 🌡️ Hardiness: Extremely adaptable; reliable in a wide range of climates and conditions

🛡️ Health & Performance

• 💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent — clean, healthy foliage with minimal intervention

• 🌼 Best Uses:

  • Foundation or border planting

  • Mass planting for landscape impact

  • Informal hedging

  • Cottage and estate-style gardens

  • Mixed shrub and perennial borders

• 🌸 Maintenance Style: Very low maintenance — a perfect choice for gardeners seeking beauty with ease

💖 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It

Royal Bonica™ is everything we adore in a landscape shrub rose—tough, generous, and effortlessly beautiful. Its deep pink blooms bring richer color than classic Bonica®, while its vigorous habit and non-stop clusters guarantee a season filled with soft, elegant color. It’s a rose that works hard yet looks refined in any setting.

🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations

• Planting Site: Full sun with well-draining soil

• Spacing: Plant 3 ft apart for full, lush coverage

• Watering: Maintain even moisture, especially while establishing

• Pruning: Light spring pruning to maintain shape; remove old wood as needed

• Encouraging Blooms: Deadheading optional — Royal Bonica™ reblooms beautifully even with minimal care