'Awakening' is a hybrid wichurana climbing rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) that is a sport of New Dawn ™ that was discovered by Jan Böhm, formally of Czechoslovakia, in 1935. It was introduced to Canada in 1992 as 'Awakening'. It can grow 8-14 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide. Its preference is for full sun in fertile well-drained moist soil but will tolerate partial shade. Prune after flowering is completed. Provide spring frost protection. The fully double-quartered fragrant pink flowers are up to 4 inches across with 26-40 petals. It blooms in summer and repeat blooms in fall. The foliage is glossy green and the stems have prickles. Grow 'Awakening' on a trellis, fence or other vertical objects in the cutting or cottage garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left .Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa Fourth of July™ 'WEKroalt'Rosa 'Rhonda'Rosa 'Thelma'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 14 ft. 0 in. | Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Elliptical
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Compound leaves with oval glossy green leaflets
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Showy
Flower shape
Saucer
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
4 inch fully double, quartered flowers with 26-40 petals appear in clusters in the summer. Repeat blooms in fall. medium fragrance.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Stem color
Brown/Copper; Green
Stem detail
Stems have prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden
Design feature
Mass Planting; Screen/Privacy
Garden tags
#cutting garden #perennial rose #fence #trellis #climbing rose #fragrant flowers #pink flowers #cottage garden #vertical spaces