| Description | Daydream Rose (Rosa) is a shrub rose with fuchsia to mauve-colored flowers that will eventually fade to a lighter lavender. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Rose, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average well-drained |
| Flowers | Produces clusters of single to semi-double blooms in mauve-pink tones, with magenta shading along the edges. The flowers are fragrant, and the plant produces recurring flushes from spring into autumn. Average diameter 1" in large bloom clusters. |
| Fruit | rose hips |
| Leaves | Has glossy green leaves with resistance to blackspot and mildew, |
| Stems | The stems (canes) are spreading and arching. |
| Dimensions | Daydream is a shrub rose reaching 2-3 feet by 2-3 feet (HS), with an arching mounded form |
| Maintenance | Although little pruning may be needed, renewal pruning helps maintain the plant's health. In spring, remove about one-third of the oldest canes down to the soil line, removing as many as needed. This keeps the shrub open and promotes new cane production. Head back (prune) the remaining stems to a branch as needed to reduce width and height. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Daydream was bred by Peter Ping Lim in 1994 and introduced commercially by Bailey Nurseries, USA, in 2004 |
| Misc Facts | Daydream is resistant to blackspot and mildew. |
| Notes & Reference | #198-Help Me Find (www.helpmefind.com) |
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