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'Prairie Dawn' rose Reviews & Comments
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11 DEC 09 by
Anne M
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Northwestern Ontario, Canada, USDA Zone 2,
I have had Prairie Dawn for 2 years now - Bloomed in large clusters continuously, no disease, and no winter protection whatsoever. Grew to 3ft with large canes the second summer even though it was neglected. I can't wait to see what she'll do next summer when hopefully I'll be able to look after her better.
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Anne Marie
Prairie Dawn will probably grow another three feet this summer for you. It will often grow 8 feet in a protected location. You may wish to plant a shorter rose in front of it as it has a tendency to bloom mostly at the top leaving the lower portion bare.
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27 APR 05 by
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My 'Prairie Dawn' has done beautifully here in bitter cold Winnipeg these past two years. Can someone tell me whether it's normally grown on its own roots? I've been cutting off the vigorous side shoots that come up out of the ground on the assumption that they are from a different root stock. I'd like to know if that's been wasted effort!
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Because Prairie Dawn is such a good rose for very cold climates, it is usually on it's own roots or rosa canina understock. It is possible that the side shoots are part of Prairie Dawn as this is a vigorous rose. It might be a wisdom to let the sideshoots grow. If this rose is grafted, then there will be a lump at the base from which the roots come from and if the new canes are coming below the lump then I would tear them off not cut them, as this is just like pruning. Tearing them off causes a scar to form and so there will be no more canes.
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15 AUG 05 by
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Thanks to the Old Rosarian for the helpful reply. Yes, I checked and there's a graft on my Prairie Dawn, and the suckers were coming from the rootstock. I tore off several of them in the spring, but over the course of the summer they have continued to appear. Three or four popped up in the middle of adjacent perennials, so I just cut them off instead of trying to dig down and follow them back to the rose. It is getting out of hand, so I think I am going to give up and replace it with a hardy own-root rose, probably Therese Bugnet.
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25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous-797
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I planted a Prairie Dawn last year. I have another near it from the same source that does beautifully. Te plant I am stumped about never sets buds. I have done everything and researched it extensively and can't figure out the problem. Any ideas?
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If your Prairie Dawn is on an understock, then the reason it doesn't set buds could be that the bud eye was too weak or not ripe enough.
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25 FEB 04 by
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I purchased this rose and it never set bud for me either!
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25 FEB 04 by
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My plant didn't bloom for about four years but now it is wonderful and blooms constantly. I read somewhere that some shrub roses and climbers may take four or five years to mature. From my experience with this rose I thought it might be one that took a while to began to produce many blooms, but mine was certainly worth waiting for since it has been beautiful the last three years.
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25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous-797
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what is the disease resistaance and zone tolerance of morden parkland prairie dawn and prairie joy?
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25 FEB 04 by
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5 yrs with Prairie Dawn, 2 with prairie joy, no disease of any kind. Weevils have been a problem this year.
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