Re: bonica rose size

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• Date: Tue, 3 Mar 98 09:30:03 -0500
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I don't remember the original post, but Obesia replied

>bonica is not a large rose bush. you may be expecting too much of it. 
>barron's
>book, "roses" lists bonica as 27 inches. i've seen them get somewhat taller,
>but not much.

Rose size is highly dependent on climate. My relatively ignored, 
too-shaded, never fertilized 'Bonica' reaches at least four feet in 
height and about the same spread. I garden in East Tennessee, Zone 6b, 
with a fairly long growing season.

I note that the Wayside Gardens catalog gives similar dimensions as the 
plant's mature size.

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