Rose New Dawn
Introduced in 1930 and Still the Favorite!
New Dawn is a free-flowering, easy-to-grow standout rose. Its blooms are fragrant, its dark green foliage lush and surprisingly disease-resistant, and its season of bloom very long. Each fully double bloom measures 3 to 4 inches wide, sporting tones of pearlescent blush. The scent is powerfully sweet, making New Dawn a great choice for the vase as well as the garden. And the blooms arise in big clusters, so a single snip makes a bouquet.
Climbing 10 to 12 feet high (much less than its parent, the famous rambler 'Dr. W. Van Fleet') and 7 to 10 feet wide, New Dawn flowers reliably all summer long and into autumn in many climates. A classic for more than 75 years, it is a superb choice for a wide variety of areas. Zones 5-9.
| Genus | Rosa |
| Variety | 'New Dawn' |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Climbing |
| Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 10 ft - 12 ft |
| Bloom Size | 3 in - 4 in |
| Item Form | Bareroot |
| Additional Characteristics | Flower, Fragrance, Ever Blooming, Grafted, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Double Bloom, Easy Care Plants, Free Bloomer, Heirloom, Long Bloomers, Needs Deadheading, Rose Hips |
| Bloom Color | Pink, Cream |
| Bloom Season | Fall |
| Flower Shape | Double |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Fragrance | Strong, Sweet |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Heat Tolerant, Disease Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Cut Flowers, Outdoor |
| Restrictions | CAN, PR |
Additional pruning tips for healthy, beautiful, productive roses:- Whether you’re deadheading, removing dead wood, or performing an annual pruning, make sure your cuts are no more than ¼ inch (5 mm) above a bud, and slope the cut away from the bud, to prevent water from collecting on it.
- Your cuts should always be clean, so keep your pruning shears sharp, and use pruning tools that are appropriately sized to whatever size stems you are cutting.
- To encourage an open-centered form, cut to an outward-facing bud. To encourage upright growth on roses with a spreading habit, prune a few of the stems to inward-facing buds.
- Prune any dieback to the healthy, white pith.
- Remove dead or diseased stems, as well as any that cross or are spindly.
- Your goal should be to have well-spaced stems that allow for a free flow of air.
- If pruning an established plant, remove any old wood that is flowering poorly, and use a saw to get rid of old stubs that are no longer producing new shoots.
- Other than climbing roses, you should prune newly planted roses hard, which encourages vigorous shoot production.
- When removing suckers, trace them back to the roots from which they are growing, and simply take them off.








