New Dawn is extremely tough here in Z8. Some have been moved, planted in sandy soil, planted in clay, and several planted in what was a previous gravel road! Doesn't seem to be picky about the soil or shade conditions, zero blackspot. VERY fast growing with viscous thorns. Didn't bloom the first year but now covered in blooms with a strong soapy scent that wafts. Stayed green all winter with no protection.

This rose has a truly cast iron constitution in my garden. In autumn 2014 I moved a two year old plant that had mostly covered a 3 metre by 2.5 metre trellis into a substantial cut leafed elder tree, Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata', because they flower together. I never bothered to cut it back at all but just draped its branches in amongst the elder in as "naturalistic" fashion as I could manage. It never turned a hair, just kept on growing although I did irrigate it a little during a short drought (two weeks without rain) in early June of 2015. This was helped by a very cool summer, I had a bloody ground frost in July! Now in 2016 it is as vigorous as ever and the pale pink double blooms look splendid in amongst the ferny leaves and creamy lace flowers of the elder tree. Furthermore, I live in an horrific location for blackspot, where even the native Rosa arvensis that grows everywhere succumbs and is mostly defoliated by September. However, this rose is as glossy and healthy as always showing no signs of the disease whatsoever.

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