Welcome to my personal review of rose ‘Dannahue’ from

[@EmpireOfTheBarnacle]

Lovely at all stages of growth, great bright green foliage for me which I prefer

[@Alejandro_C62]

Beautiful goblet apricot blooms. Sort of like Roald Dahl’s big brother.

[@the_gardenerben]

A little yes, the flower on this one is much more open and has no cupping to the outer edges

[@cassandrageorge5831]

Excellent Review! I can’t wait for this to becine available in the US along with Penelope and Emma Bridgewater. 😊

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Mines north facing was behind a re cycling bin and its huge , healthy , non stop flowers , gorgeous plant. ❤

[@alanohagan6999]

I got 2 last year - absolutely amazing

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m really glad that you like it. I’m sure it is only gonna get better and better with time.

[@jackiemoss5091]

It is stunning .my in first year has grown mad .

[@markvincent5241]

Had my first flower this week and many buds at different stages. Unfortunately I've got a fair amount of black spot on mine. Smells very lovely.

[@the_gardenerben]

Are you growing it in a pot or in the ground? Unfortunately this season is a little bit of a disease bomb we had owned incredibly mild winter meaning many spores and funguses weren’t killed off by winter frost. We’ve then had a incredibly cool and wet spring and starts to the summer with nighttime temperature temperature still struggling to get above 10° so unfortunately black spot is rife this year including in my garden which is very abnormal.

[@costask3404]

​@@the_gardenerbenthank you for sharing, reading this makes me feel less guilty regarding my roses&blackspot

[@markvincent5241]

@@the_gardenerben it's still in its DA pot waiting for putting in the garden. Still not showing roots at the bottom of the pot so not risking putting it into shock. It looks very healthy otherwise and starting to flower. Certainly don't want to be using chemicals. Thanks for the response Ben. All the other ones are looking fabulous.

[@the_gardenerben]

@@markvincent5241 I would be inclined to remove the affected leaves and go ahead and plant it. Hopefully you’ve seen my guide to handling a potted plant. This is best done as the sunsets so now somewhere in the region of about seven or 8 o’clock in the evening one of the big drawbacks of recent changes towards more sustainable compost is that they really don’t hold water very well and even if you’re watering it intently which I’m sure you are it’s very likely to be drying out. I think that by now is its way through its pot as it should’ve been potted somewhere in the region of about mid to late March.

[@markvincent5241]

@@the_gardenerben it was the last one I bought so would be about 6 weeks ago. I have it sat in a shallow terracotta pot which I make sure has always water in along with the rest. I'll get it sorted over the weekend as back to work early evening. Thanks for advice Ben, very much appreciated.

[@vorong2ru]

Agree on the shade point. It was blooming for me in November in full shade with no direct sunlight (as the sun was too low and the fence was shading it). Mine is a lovely round bush, but it needs hard prune almost down to the very low. Mine isn't really that fragrant though

[@elizabethforsyth3054]

scent reminds me of Jude the Obscure, very happy as Jude has been discontinued...

[@the_gardenerben]

The two as you mentioned a very comparable in shape form and fragrance this plant will be much larger and its figure allows it to produce many many more flowers than Jude was ever capable of

[@yyyxxx7436]

What is the different comparing to Wollerton old Hall? I have one in my garden and it is amazing. Its growing like a monster and never get out of blooms. I really love it 😍

[@TheJohnGent1]

Thank you for your videos. I've planted David Austin roses in my garden since the early 1990s and still love them. When will the Dannahue rose be available in the USA?

[@the_gardenerben]

Hello and thank you for your comment. I’m afraid I’ve repeatedly asked david Austin the question and yet to receive a response.

[@sheilamoran9687]

WHICH ROSE DO YOU LIKE BETTER DONAHUE OR BRING ME SUNSHINE AND WHY

[@the_gardenerben]

@@sheilamoran9687 The competition for the top spot of my most recommended top 20 david Austin roses this year was Hotly contested, for the second year in a row bring me sunshine held the number one spot and ‘Dannahue’ came in a very close second Realistically the roses are neck and neck with disease resistance flowering entities, vigour and size however there is something incredibly romantic and emotionally stirring about. Bring me sunshine. This was the only reason why it to the number one spot.

[@the_gardenerben]

@@sheilamoran9687 take a watch of the full 2024 top 20 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKirgnt_gpZ-rNUsi=QdWBQz3NhJQcp0tX

[@anomietoponymie2140]

How does Dannahue compare to The Lark Ascending?

[@YRzone8a]

Is this the biggest leaves🍃 of all DA rose?I want to buy the biggest leaves rose but I don’t know which one it is.

[@the_gardenerben]

@@YRzone8a I’ve not ever ranked them but I should think so yes

[@YRzone8a]

the bloom size vs Royal Jubilee,which one is bigger?

[@the_gardenerben]

@@YRzone8a they are a very similar sizes however blooms produced individually and this rose will be far larger than that on Royal Jubilee

[@IngerAass]

How does the rose preforming in rain?

[@the_gardenerben]

@@IngerAass incredibly well it flowers well in low light levels and it’s open blooms with its low pedal count means it’s handles wind and rain very well

[@YRzone8a]

which DA roses need zero support?can you give me a list?

[@the_gardenerben]

@@YRzone8a almost all plants will need some support in their first few years in the ground. I tend to give most of my Plants something especially the very high performing ones.

[@howard2031]

Eustacia Vye the only definite one for me so far. Maybe Emily Bronte, Nye Bevan, or Carding Mill as well. Otherwise, mine already need it or will need support soon. Edit: Added Molineaux, it's been in a pot for a few months and does not need support and is a very good performer. But overall the roses that have big blooms or clusters (Gabriel Oak, Princess Alexandra, Poets Wife to name a few)need support.

[@YRzone8a]

@@howard2031 great.i ordered oak but not vye

[@YRzone8a]

@@howard2031 great.i ordered oak but not vyei was doubting alot but i really have too many light pink roses.