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'Everblooming Dr. W. Van Fleet' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Huyustus
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Class: Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber.   (Series: Earth Kind ™)   
Bloom: Light pink.  Moderate, apple fragrance.  up to 35 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Arching, climbing.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  
 Height: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm).  Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar.  Hardy.  very vigorous.  drought resistant.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.  Prune after flowering is finished.  Remove spent blooms only.  This rose blooms on old wood.   
Patents: United States - Patent No: PP 1  on  18 Aug 1931   VIEW USPTO PATENT 'The New Dawn' Originator: Henry F. Rosenberg
 Assigned to: Louis C. Schubert
 
Notes: Tip: this rose seems to flower best on old wood, so prune sparingly.One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.
 'New Dawn' ex Guillot is diploid - see Reference of 2002.
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