My question will seem odd, but has to do with the Bonica plant. I would truly appreciate any information or thought, any type of response.
In 1982 I was two years of age, at this time I developed an imaginary friend who I named Bonica. No one in my family was a gardener or had any type of flowers, definitely didn't have or ever hear of this Bonica flower. Not until today, May 10, 2024 when I decided to google the name Bonica as I have always wondered where I came up with this name and if it has any meaning. To my surprise my google search reveals a flower discovered in 1982, the same year I developed this imaginary friend, named Bonica.
So my question refers to the naming of this Rose, the Bonica Rose. Is there a symbolic meaning or some type of historical meaning behind the name? This has puzzled me my whole adult life, this name I have never herd of and how or why my two year old self chose this name for his imaginary friend.

It was actually bred in France:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1957)
Registration name: MEIdomonac
Exhibition name: Bonica ® (shrub, Meilland, 1975)
United States - Patent No: PP 5,105 on 20 Sep 1983
Application on 20 Jan 1982
Only the person or company that named it could answer the significance of the name.
https://www.helpmefind.com/ros...