How to prune bonica rose

Early spring (January to March) before new growth flushes. Cut the shrub back by one-third overall, removing dead, diseased, and crossing canes at the base first. During summer, deadhead by snipping spent clusters back to the nearest five-leaflet leaf to promote the next flush.

Annually; deadhead as needed through the growing season. Bonica is a vigorous, repeat-blooming shrub rose that needs only light annual pruning. In early spring, cut the whole plant back by about one-third to encourage bushy regrowth. It is forgiving and does not require precision pruning. Deadheading spent blooms through summer sustains the long flowering season into autumn.

Cut the shrub back by one-third overall, removing dead, diseased, and crossing canes at the base first. During summer, deadhead by snipping spent clusters back to the nearest five-leaflet leaf to promote the next flush.