It's highly likely the rose in question was Blaze or Blaze Improved. The difference between the two is "Improved" means it was from the mutation that provided some repeat bloom. The original seedling only flowered once. Blaze has been around for eighty-seven years and is VERY often found in catalogs and big box stores

The difficult with that is Blaze is not the hardiest rose in the world. Maybe it could have been in a very protected microclimate.

Whether it's hardy or not, Blaze and Blaze Improved have been THE red climbers to be featured in the majority of seed and nursery catalogs for the past half century. Prior to that, it was Paul's Scarlet Climber, which isn't as hardy and is a parent of Blaze. Blaze and Improved have been, and continue to be the "go to" red climbers.J&P still offers it. It propagates easily; isn't easy to kill; and has name recognition.

pictures would be great, over all and close up

Roseseek thank you for the help! I looked up Blaze on HMF and some of the pictures could be it.

Madgallica it had a pretty rotten microclimate to be honest. Heavy clay soil with almost zero drainage that turned to cement like hardness if it wasn't soaking and soggy. Shade most of the day. Desert sun when it was sunny. -40 winters and 100+ summers.

Wayne sorry it is such a poor picture, this is the only one I could find. The color is showing pretty accurately. We haven't lived in that house for almost a year and I wasn't great at taking garden pictures.

I should add that it was planted sometime between six years ago and twenty years ago, so it isn't super old.

You're welcome, Joey. From your photo, I would have guessed Blaze.

Hopefully, mmmm12 will see this post. She had something similar that I think was ID'd as Blaze, but removed it as it only bloomed once. : (( That's a very pretty colour. I always though it was more orange-red.

Not a lot of roses can handle that cold without major die back, it would be nice to know more about it. Does it develop hips ? What color and shape. I ask because in the Far North we are always trying to find hardy roses, even if they are once bloomers.

From what I have been reading Blaze is hardy to zone 6 and they talk of repeat blooms through summer, I am guessing it is something else. Someone in the rose forum may have more ideas.

As I can recall it set smallish round hips. I will ask the new inhabitants of the house about taking some cuttings next time we are down there visiting family and see how it does in a different climate zone 4.

That sounds like a good idea. I haven't forgotten about your other post about dormant cutting so maybe tonight or tomorrow I'll answer that.

BenT thanks for the link, Cherry Frost is lovely! I can think of a few people who will appreciate the recommendation!

beautiful rose. I have not grown Blaze or improved based on reports of it not being hardy in our zone. I'm not convinced though, I am no expert and would trust roseseek. What about Dublin Bay? Do you remember if it was fragrant? I have heard that some roses wont repeat if not in enough sun.

Take a look at Alexander Mackenzie. It's an Explorer rose that I'm not too familiar with because it has blackspot issues in the East.