Dublin Bay®

This rose's location in the garden is SE 8.
  • Classification: Climber (large-flowered)   
  • Flower Color:  medium red
  • Flower Size: 4.5 inches
  • Flower Form: clustered, semi-double
  • Petal Count:  25
  • Fragrance: moderate
  • Repeat Bloomer: yes
  • Foliage: glossy, dark green
  • Plant Height:  9-11 feet
  • Plant Width: 6-8 feet
  • Growth Habit: climbing
  • Disease Resistant: yes
  • Hybridizer: Sam McGredy IV (New Zealand)
  • Registered: 1976
  • Parentage: ‘Bantry Bay’ x ‘Altissimo’
  • ARS* Rating: 8.4 (a very good to excellent rose)  
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1993 Rose of the Year, Auckland, NZ

Notes:
  • “Sam McGredy refers to four generations of Northern Irish rose hybridizers. Sam McGredy I founded the family nursery in 1880. Sam McGredy II focused the nursery on roses in 1895. Sam McGredy III took over in 1926, and was the first to name roses after family members. Sam McGredy IV moved operations to New Zealand in 1974 to escape IRA death threats and focused on Floribundas, Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras, including 'Paddy Stephens', 'New Zealand', and 'Kathryn McGredy'; and the hand-painted roses such as 'Regensberg'.” ---  (Wikipedia, “Sam McGredy”) retrieved March 2021.