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"New Dawn"
Wichurana Hybrid
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Introduced:
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 1930
Rambler
Cream Pink, Double
12 to 20 feet
Good
-Soft flowers which appear throughout the season..
-Excellent health and disease resistant.
-Tolerates poor soil conditions.
Highly recommended.
"New Dawn" is an excellent climber for large spaces.  It has many strengths and few  weaknesses.  First, an interesting piece of history about 'New Dawn':  in 1930, The Plant Patent Act was passed, giving breeders or discoverers of a new plant variety the right to control its propagation and distribution for seventeen years; after the seventeen year period, everyone has the right to produce and distribute the plant freely.  'New Dawn,' introduced in 1930, holds the first plant patent ever granted.

Bloom color is a creamy pink, fading to white during  hot summer days.

Foliage is medium green and healthy with repeat blooms.  "New Dawn" has excellent disease resistance.  "New Dawn" tolerates poor soil, partial shade, and it is both heat and cold tolerant.  "New Dawn" is a 'large' climber, it will cover large spaces, so prepare for that when you plant.

"New Dawn" is a popular garden plant on the strength of its behavior and appearance. Glittering, bright green foliage sets off daintily pointed buds which spiral open into semi-double flowers of silky blush pink. The petals are arranged loosely in a high-centered bloom that calls to mind a small Hybrid Tea. The flowers are held in small, loose clusters and reappear regularly throughout the growing season. They carry a soft and attractive fruity scent. Though reputedly impervious to disease, New Dawn can suffer from powdery mildew. The fungus can disfigure buds and foliage, but rarely does long-term damage to the plants. "New Dawn" will climb rapidly to 12 or 15 feet.