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• Day Break (shrub, Erksine, 1960)

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Deep pink Shrub.
Registration name: Daybreak (shrub, Erksine, 1960)

Bred by Robert Mackay Erskine (Canada, 1960).

Shrub.  

Rose-red.  25 to 30 petals.  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

USDA zone 2b through 8b.  Very hardy.  

Sheila Holmes says the parentage for 'Day Break' is 'Hansa' x R. woodsii. R. woodsii is an Alberta (Canada) wild rose which blooms later than R. acicularis