Plant Name

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Rosa 'Daybreak'

Common Name

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Soil

Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 lts farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring.

Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun.

Soil Moisture

Moist.

Plant Type

Modern Roses: 2 Modern Shrub Recurrent Cluster-Flowered from the Rosa multiflora species with the Hybrid Musks Classification

Height x Spread in feet

4 x 3

Foliage

Coppery, especially when young.

Flower Colour in Season. Hips

Rather less than double flowers, lemon-yellow paling to primrose, produced on strong stems in medium-sized, well-spaced clusters.

Flowering is Continuous throughout the summer. Moderately fragrant.

Comment

Seldom gets very tall and never outgrows its welcome in any garden.

Good for Hedging. Grow in pots.

Available from David Austin Rose Nursery Limited, R.V. Roger Ltd and from Peter Beales Roses.

For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the Royal National Rose Society.