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McGredy developed the new rose variety, 'Dublin Bay' in 1969 from stock parents, pink climbing rose 'Bantry Bay' (McGredy IV, 1967) and red climbing rose, 'Altissimo' (Delbard, 1966). The new cultivar was introduced into Ireland by his nursery, Samuel McGredy and Son in 1975. [5] [6]
Rhododendron groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, or in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea; [2] formerly Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium) [3] is a flowering shrub with white flowers and evergreen leaves that is used to make a herbal tea.
Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815) Botanist of Bantry Bay, published in July 2019, written by Madeline Hutchins and designed by Jenny Dempsey is a short volume about Hutchins' life including her illustrations and photos of the area she lived and studied. [30]
'New Dawn' is a tall, large-flowered climbing rose, 10 to 20 ft (305–610 cm) in height with a 5 to 6 ft (152–182 cm) spread. Blooms are 3.5 in (8.9 cm) in diameter, with 26 to 40 petals. Flowers have a high-centered, cupped to flat bloom form, and are borne singly or in small clusters.
The reddish stems of this herbaceous perennial are usually simple, erect, smooth, 0.5–2 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) high with scattered alternate leaves. [2] The leaves are spirally arranged, entire, narrowly lanceolate, and pinnately veined, the secondary leaf veins anastomosing, joining together to form a continuous marginal vein just inside the leaf margins. [3]:
R. setigera has trailing or climbing slender stems that grow up to 5 metres (15 ft) long. [4] The plant grows either as a vine or forms a sprawling thicket. [5] In open areas, the stems will arch downward after reaching a height of about 1 metre (3 ft), and where they touch the ground they will root.
The tea made from the hips of this rose is very popular in Europe and elsewhere, where it is considered a healthy way for people to get their daily dose of vitamin C and other nutrients. A cup of rosehip tea will provide the minimum daily adult requirement of vitamin C. [ 7 ] During World War II the British relied on rose hips and hops as the ...
Rosa multiflora is grown as an ornamental plant and also used as a rootstock for grafted ornamental rose cultivars. In eastern North America , Rosa multiflora is considered an invasive species . It was originally introduced from Asia as a soil conservation measure, as a natural hedge to border grazing land, and to attract wildlife.