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'Dublin Bay' rose Reviews & Comments
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This spring, Dublin Bay's leaves are covered with Blackspot.
I thought, that a rose named like this might endure a bit of rainy weather... but no!
The disease susceptibility might be alternated from very disease resistant into susceptible to Blackspot.
It is an established plant.
Despite the Blackspot, it still produces nice flowers, but not as big as they should be.
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This rose is flowering in pooring rain as if that doesn't matter to her at all! Now in november 2010 the colour of the flowers is a deep, dark, glowing red. Reminds me of the expression of red natural silk (-cloth). It's a slow starter over here (zone 6), compared to other red climbers.
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19 MAY 10 by
kHAAS
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May 2010 "DUBLIN BAY" is my favorite "Drive-By" rose, because it puts out a mass of red color, never turning that bluish red, which often happens to red roses; it tolerates Fog & shade, continuing in its ability to bloom abundantly. Also, this is NOT a monster climber, so it fits into small yards/balconies very nicely! The negative is that does NOT have scent here in NorCAL.
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My Dublin Bay was hit hard with mildew this spring, but has recovered well. I'm guessing the mildew was due to an unusually cool spring combined with excess water from the neighbor's yard on the other side of the fence. I noticed that the soil seems to stay very wet near the fence, as if it's getting more than I'm giving it. Now that I know to water it less to compensate for that, it's doing better.
Dublin Bay has very pretty foliage and a nice shade of red to the flowers, which almost seem to glow. Even less than 2 years old, and with relatively few flowers yet, it makes an arresting statement in the yard. I can't wait to see it with more flowers.
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30 MAY 09 by
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i have a dublin bay that is in its third year in a corner of my patio. this rose seems to be a classic example of a climber that needs a few years to really shine. i should also note that i believe the powdery mildew could be brought on by transplant shock...mine had a lot of it in its first year, less in the second , and none this spring.
it is really starting to talke off this year and i am glad i waited.
nearly a perfect rose however, it does not bloom profusely in my experience- thank god for the beautiful foliage.
i should also mention that i have diligently trained the canes horizontally and i have had many new laterals shoot up that filled in the bare spots in the middle.
i agree with the point that it is probably more of a shrub than a climber.
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