Hybrid Wichurana, Large-flowered Climbing Rose 'New Dawn'

I bought this plant about 5 years ago from a big-box store. It was large, 4 ½ feet tall and beautifully bloomed out. I couldn’t believ...Read Moree I had stumbled upon such a lovely rose plant. We planted it along a fence underneath a couple of pine trees in dappled sunlight. It was really the only place for it, as my yard was already filled with vegetable garden areas and other flowers. It not only continued to grow, it thrived. My roses are nicely fragrant and remain a lovely pale pink from approximately late April until June, but unfortunately that’s it. I’ve got a one-time bloomer. Last year it developed ‘witches broom’ ; a viral disease. There’s no cure for it. The plant has to be dug up and destroyed. The disease was presenting itself in a few of the new canes in the center of the plant. The rest of the plant looked as healthy and beautiful as any rose can be. We left it in until September, then dug it out. …Well, apparently, there must have been some tiny pieces of root left because it’s self-propagated and this year we have not one but two brand new ‘New Dawn’ plants very close to where the original was. Here, at end of season, they are 3 feet tall. So far there is no sign of the virus anywhere and we hope it stays that way because it is a magnificent specimen.

This is a wonderful rose, perfect for fence or arbor. Each spring it sends up strong new canes, loaded with bloom. Though doesn't suck...Read Moreer, it will layer itself given half a chance. My original plant propagated itself; both are now gigantic, and a neighbor is happily growing a third offspring. It seems to do equally well in full sun or morning sun/afternoon shade and is not much bother by black spot. Here in zone 4b/5a it often throws up blooms into October. Its one real failing is the lack of fragrance, but the full, romantic bloom more than compensates. Japanese beetles are the only serious problem. Be sure to wear thick gloves when you prune this one.

In viewing the photos of this plant I realized it is the rose I grew up with. Some years after my family moved from that house it burned...Read More. The rose grow naturally and had an orange blossom poking out here & there. I used to go back there just to see it. The two together were outstanding, both to see and smell. I never new the name, but have always wanted that rose for my garden. Many thanks to Dave's Garden an the people who have shared.

I read a lot of people writing that New Dawn is not re-blooming, but it only means that you've got a rose that was wrong cultivated. I wi...Read Morell try to translate what my rose encyclopedia has to say about this phenomenon regarding New Dawn specifically (it's originally in Dutch):

'Unfortunately there are New Dawn roses on the market that are only once blooming. Growers used the buds on the long, fast growing stems for propagation, without knowing that the method used here would produce once blooming New dawn. If you have bought these plants there is nothing you can do to make a rose re-bloom. The only way to get more flowering is to buy new rose from a reputable rose seller.'

This rose really is a fantastic re-bloomer, and it's a shame that shops are still selling wrongly cultivated specimens. Hope this information will help someone.

Lovely rose, once-bloomer, occasional later bloom, but vicious thorns. Be sure this one is out of reach!

I planted a small one-year-old plant last spring at the south-facing base of a new arbor I built, and by the end of the season three cane...Read Mores had grown more than 8 feet, while a couple of side canes grew about 5-6 feet. Didn't have any flowers though. I'm hoping this year I'll see my first roses. If it continues the same pace of growth, it should almost span the top of the arbor in its second year in the ground. I had planted a couple other climbers at the same time, and ND by far grew faster with more canes. Sometimes there'd be a couple inches of new growth every couple days! It did get black spot as winter set in, but BS tends to show up on several plants in my garden around November.

I planted a bare root New Dawn here in OKC five years ago and have loved it ever since. Very hardy and disease free. I was shocked the ...Read Morethird year when it outgrew its arbor (black painted hog wire paneling in an "L" shape over a gateway in the side yard) and stretched itself lazily across our roof AND the roof of the neighbor's house! Astounding sight for anyone flying over in a helicopter, I'm sure! I climb up on the roof every other year in full battle gear to prune it back a bit. Mine will rebloom if it gets a little cool, cloudy weather during the summer and fall. A great frame for a Blue Ravine clematis that is scrambling up through it and blooming very nicely.

The 'New Dawn' Roses that we have in our gardens are at least 60 years old. My husband grew up in the house we know own. HIs father told ...Read Moreus they were here already when he moved in, in 1950. When we first moved in they were growing up over the porch roof (covering it) and almost covering the roof of the kitchen as well. Unfortunately, we had to cut them back 10 years ago to repair the kitchen roof and remove the porch roof to add a deck. They have come back and are still growing strong. I say these roses grow 20 feet, defiantly! They have no bug or disease problem what so ever. I prune out dead wood in early spring. They cover my 5 ft fence by the deck plus 2 ft above and I am going to have to add some type of support over the deck if I want to let them keep growing.
When in full bloom it is just breath taking.
The only problem I see with this rose is that once it has bloomed, that's it. Blooms for about 2-3 weeks starting late May into early June. Even with the one time bloom only, I love this rose. I just wish I knew how old it truly is.

This rose blooms one time a year and then will not bloom again until the next year. My great aunt had this in her yard and I was allowed ...Read Moreto get a small one from the many she had. I love this rose!

This rose is very pretty. When I moved to my home, someone else had already planted several dozen bushes. Clearly they like this rose. Me...Read More, with my wholey limited experience with roses, did nothing to care for them, and yet they've grown beautifully with absolutely no effort on my part.

But I have noticed, that they bloom (lots) for about two weeks, and then they don't bloom anymore.

They are growing under giant oak trees, so maybe that's why, but just wanted to check. Over the last couple of years, we have tried pruning, fertilizing, & dead heading, but the plants behave just the same. They don't seem to care if they're cared for, but they still won't bloom any longer than a couple of weeks.

Is there any hope? I've seen others describe this rose as a repeat bloomer, but ours definitely aren't.