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Climbing rose New Down (New Dawn) – spectacular large-flowered perennial. Due to its elegant appearance, the plant is widely used for decorating the local area in various stylistic design directions.
The decorative appearance of New Dawn rose bushes persists throughout the summer season.
History of breeding
The name of the climbing rose New Dawn in English sounds like “New Dawn”. The plant was first introduced by the American Somerset Rose Nursery in 1930 as a bud mutation of the old, hardy variety Dr. Walter Van Fleet (1899).
In the same 1930, the American breeder Henry A. Dreher introduced the original New Dawn variety. In 1931, the magnificent New Down rose received the first US patent. In 1932, the plant was officially patented in Australia.
Climbing New Down is the standard of unfading beauty. In the Hall of Fame of the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS), the culture takes pride of place and bears the title of “The World’s Most Loved Rose”.
In 2000, the plant was awarded four times by the American Rose Society (ARS) as the best climbing (Large-flowered climbers) – re-blooming, large-flowered climbing rose. In 2001, in Birmingham, the title was reaffirmed.
New Dawn is called the “rose of the world”
Description and characteristics of the New Down climbing rose variety
The climbing rose variety New Down has an incredibly attractive charm. The culture belongs to the popular group of re-blooming large roses, characterized by the following features:
- bush height up to 2-6 m;
- bush width up to 2,5 m;
- shoots prickly;
- the color of the foliage is brilliant, rich green;
- inflorescences solitary or racemose;
- flowers are semi-double, cup-shaped;
- the number of petals on a flower is up to 40 pieces;
- the color of the buds is pink-porcelain, silver-pink;
- flower diameter up to 10-12 cm;
- the aroma of inflorescences is a delicate smell of tea rose with a hint of apples and exotic fruits.
The flowering of the New Down climbing rose can be described as plentiful and long-lasting. In June-July, flowers bloom on old shoots, and in August, the baton of flowering is picked up by buds on young shoots.
During the vegetative season, all shoots of the current year, without exception, bloom. On old wood, the buds form more intensively, they are large in size. Flowering of each individual lasts 1-2 days.
Due to the large number of roses, it seems that the flowering lasts continuously
New Dawn rose flowers have an amazing feature: in sunny and hot weather, the petals turn almost white, and on cold days they turn pink again. In full sun, the flowers fade to cream with bright yellow, golden stamens.
Clymer New Down is a versatile crop that can develop as a climbing or hybrid tea. It all depends on the shape of the crop:
- with a low pick, the plant takes the form of a loose fountain-like bush;
- when pinching lashes from 1,5 m in size – a climbing form in the form of a climbing bush with lashes up to 5 m long.
Judging by the reviews, descriptions and photos, the New Dawn climbing rose delights with continuous magical flowering and the captivating aroma of pale pink buds.
In some cases, the culture enters the winter, all strewn with color
Advantages and disadvantages
The amazing decorative properties of the New Down climbing rose are not the only advantage of the variety.
New Dawn is an extremely unpretentious ornamental culture that is suitable for growing “weekend summer residents”
Pros:
- abundant, long flowering from May to September;
- decorative, gradual blooming of numerous buds;
- frost resistance;
- the possibility of development on poor soils and in partial shade;
- endurance, stress resistance in difficult conditions;
- carelessness.
Cons:
- many thorns on the stems make it difficult to care for;
- large sizes, since culture needs a lot of space for full development;
- aggressiveness, the ability to suppress the growth of other plants in the garden;
- the need for regular garter and trimming of lashes.
In full force, the New Dawn bush is revealed for 3-4 years of the life cycle
Methods of reproduction
The climbing rose New Dawn is propagated by cuttings at home. Planting material is prepared in August. Fortified shoots with 2-3 leaves are cut, buried in a greenhouse or in a garden bed, provide a film shelter.
When choosing a place to place a plant, you should pay attention to the main parameters:
- sufficient amount of sunlight;
- protection from wind and drafts;
- light soil;
- landing site – at a distance of more than 50 cm from buildings and walls of buildings.
The culture should be moved to open ground in autumn (September-October) or spring (April-May). When planted in autumn, the plant has time to take root and adapt before the onset of frost.
Transplanting a plant in the fall, you can be guaranteed to get viable cuttings for the next year.
Growing and caring for a New Down climbing rose
Caring for the climbing rose New Dawn does not differ in complex agricultural technology. The plant develops even with a lack of attention.
Universal crop care techniques:
- Watering with warm water in the evening under the root, without falling on the leaves. In August, watering is stopped.
- Top dressing with organic and mineral fertilizers. In the spring – treatment with growth stimulants (Epin-Extra, Zircon). During the period of active flowering – treatment with complex preparations with microelements without nitrogen content. Top dressing with wood ash – several times during the growing season.
- The formation of the bush – pruning and tying the lashes to the supports.
- Loosening the soil and removing weeds.
- Pruning faded buds to give a neat appearance.
- Preparing for winter. The whips are not cut, laid on the ground and covered.
Sometimes, during wintering, rose shoots freeze over, but quickly recover in spring.
Pests and diseases
Exquisite climbing rose New Dawn – not a “muslin lady”. The culture has a strong immunity, rarely exposed to pests and diseases. In some cases, the plant may be affected by diseases:
- Mučnistaâ rosa, or white, is a dangerous fungal disease that begins with the formation of small white spots on the upper surface of the leaves. Over time, the fungus infects all parts of the plant. Bushes completely covered with powdery mildew should be burned.
For the prevention of leucorrhoea, as well as in the initial stages of the manifestation of a fungal infection, New Down rose bushes can be treated with Bordeaux mixture
- Bacterial cancer bark and stems cause various pathogens. The fight against the disease is most effective at the initial stage.
The drugs Heteroauxin, Fundazol show the greatest effectiveness for the treatment of bacterial cancer.
The main pests of decorative climbing roses are:
- aphid – a dangerous pest that sucks cell juices. Large colonies of insects destroy foliage, tender buds.
To combat aphids, various tinctures from the arsenal of folk remedies are used (pine, tobacco, tomato, garlic, pepper, soap)
- spider mite feeds on plant sap. As a result of the activity of pests, the foliage of the rose is covered with black spots, turns yellow, and falls off.
To combat spider mites, modern insectoacaricides are used (Aktellik, Apollo, Floromite)
Climbing rose New Dawn in landscape design
The original variety New Down with amazing pale pink inflorescences is widely used by landscape designers. Plants are planted:
- along the walls of buildings and small architectural forms with a garter in the form of a fan;
- near high boles and trellises with the formation of a dense, voluminous flowering cap with the placement of branches horizontally and a garter of shoots at the top;
- near tall trees, pillars with twisting branches in a spiral.
To give an original look, touching pink climbing New Dawn is mixed with bright-flowering clematis and other climbing varieties. Roses New Down and Indigoletta perfectly harmonize in joint close plantings, allow you to form chic landscape compositions.
Abundant flowering of a large bush of New Dawn roses is accompanied by an amazing aroma of a tea rose with a fruity aftertaste.
Conclusion
Climbing rose New Down is an old climbing variety. For more than 90 years, culture has been very popular among flower growers, florists and landscape designers. Delicate, pink-porcelain buds bloom gradually, blooming the bush with an exquisite and elegant scattering of numerous, fragrant flowers.
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