The Roses database: Rose (Rosa 'Lilac Dawn')

Cultivar names:

'Lilac Dawn'

Common names:

(0)

Rose

Botanical names:

Rosa

Accepted

Rose (Rosa)

Bloom size:	Medium: 2-3"
Petal count:	very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color:	Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info:	In clusters
Rebloom:	Good
Class:	Floribunda
Extra Color Info:	Lavender-pink to lilac
Growth Habit:	Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance:	Moderate
Hybridizer & year:	Swim & Weeks, 1964
Optimal growing zones:	Zone 6b and warmer

General Plant Information

Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height:	3-4 feet
Plant Spread:	2-3 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Lavender
Flower Time:	Spring Summer Fall
Uses:	Cut Flower Attracts Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip