''Rosa'' 'New Dawn' is a light pink
modern climbing rose cultivar, discovered by Somerset Rose Nursery in
New Jersey
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in 1930. The cultivar is a
sport
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(genetic mutation) of ''Rosa'' 'Dr. W. Van Fleet'. 'New Dawn' was the first plant to be patented. It was patented by H.F. Bosenberg in 1931. 'New Dawn' was voted the
most popular rose in the world at the 11th World Convention of Rose Societies in 1997.
It is also recognized worldwide as one of the best of the repeating climbing roses.
'New Dawn' is an Earth-Kind rose.
Description
'New Dawn' is a tall, large-flowered climbing rose, 10 to 20 ft (305–610 cm) in height with a 5 to 6 ft (152–182 cm) spread. Blooms are 3.5 in (8.9 cm) in diameter, with 26 to 40 petals. Flowers have a high-centered, cupped to flat bloom form, and are borne singly or in small clusters. The flowers are light pink in color with a paler pink at the edges, aging to white as the flower matures. The rose has a mild, sweet fragrance and medium-sized, glossy, dark green foliage. In autumn, the rose produces a large number of rose hips. 'New Dawn' blooms in flushes during the growing season, and will often continue to flower through the middle of winter. The plant is recommended for
USDA
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zone 5 and warmer.
Child plants and sports
''This is a partial list of 'New Dawn' child plants and sports.''
* ''Rosa'' 'Aloha', (1949)
* ''Rosa'' 'Awakening', sport, (1935)
* ''Rosa'' 'Bantry Bay', (1967)
* ''Rosa'' 'Blossomtime', (1951)
* ''Rosa'' 'City of London', (1986)
* ''Rosa'' 'New Dawn White', sport, (1959)
* ''Rosa'' 'Don Juan', (1958)
* ''Rosa'' 'Fair Eva', (2002)
* ''Rosa'' 'Martine Guillot', (1991)
* ''Rosa'' 'Miss Liberty', (1956)
* ''Rosa'' 'Parade', (1953)
* ''Rosa'' 'Penny Lane', (1998)
* ''Rosa'' 'Pink Cloud', (1952)
* ''Rosa'' 'White Cockade', (1969)
* ''Rosa'' 'White Dawn', (1949)
'New Dawn' gallery
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See also
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Garden roses
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List of Award of Garden Merit roses
The following is a selected list of rose variety (botany), varieties and cultivars which currently (2017) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the United States, American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the ...
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Portland Gold Medal
The Portland Gold Award is given annually by the Portland Rose Society to new rose cultivars that demonstrate exceptional performance in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The first award was given in 1919 by the city of Portland, Oregon.
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References
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