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'White Dawn ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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25 FEB 04 by
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What is the best way to prune this climber?
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25 FEB 04 by
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After it had finished its spring bloom, carefully trim back just the canes that are out of bounds, if you must. It is not necessary to prune this variety just for the sake of pruning it. Mine is about 14 feet high, but when it spreads over 6 feet wide, it encroaches on the basement door. So I use garden velcro tape to train the newer, flexible canes back the other way. I have never given it a serious pruning, just coax the newer, more flexible canes into growing through the existing trellis where they will not be in the way. If space is not an issue, you won't need to do any real pruning, just s bit of shaping to encourage it to take the form you want.
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14 JUL 06 by
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I don't prunt my White Dawn either, except to cut back die back (here in Zone 5). The canes are flexible (it's a Wichuriana climber) and can be trained to climb anywhere. If you don't train it, it tends to grow horizontally (it's a procumbent) and that's good too. I used to train my WhiteDawn up a trellis but each time it destroyed the trellis- it's very strong and likes to grow horizontally. Now I just let it grow where it wants but it need the room, for sure!! You don't need to prune it except to cut dead canes.
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25 FEB 04 by
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Wonderfully vigorous and cold hardy in Eastern coastal zone 7b. One of the most disease resistant varieties I have found, out of approximately 170 different roses I grow (or have grown). Large, shiny, glossy, thick leaves, and gardenia like blooms. Takes a couple years to start really throwing blooms, but well worth it.
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Hi, I would like to know if you consider White Dawn unusually prickly/thorny? It's hard to tell from the photos. I would like to grow it up the side of my house, but the driveway is right next to it, and I wouldn't like it to be a deterrent to people and cars. I am intending on putting Kathleen Harrop, a soft pink thornless Bourbon, on one area next to the drive, and was considering planting White Dawn on the other. What is your opinion of White Dawn's prickles/thorns? Thanks, Claire, St Louis Missouri Zone 5/6
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16 MAR 06 by
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I have one that is 4 years old, tha older thicker canes have few thorns which I have removed but the new growth has few thorns, similar to golden showers.
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14 JUL 06 by
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I have White Dawn (and Pink Dawn) here in Zone 5 and it's very vigorous and yes it is thorny but not more thorny than any other rose I would think. It is spectacular in full bloom. Couple years ago we had a very cold winter and the rose lost half its canes. I cut the dieback out thinking the rose would never really recover with just half the amount, but it FULLY recovered!!! You would never know it lost anything! It's a big, big bush - likes to grow horizontally and also up. It also has red hips in the Fall. The fragrance is strong and beautiful. This is a wonderful rose - you will love it.!!! |
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25 FEB 04 by
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I have a trelles which spans about 4 feet and is about 8 feet high. It is about 16 inches deep. I would like to plant a white dawn rose at the base on either side of this trellis. Can anyone tell me if that is a good idea or if this will not be enough space.
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25 FEB 04 by
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White Dawn should be the right size to grow on your trellis the way you've been planning. Although it's closely related to New Dawn, it isn't anywhere near as vigorous or as large of a plant. So no problem! Enjoy, it's a lovely (and healthy) rose.
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