Rose of the Month-  June 06

Photo Courtesy David Austin Roses

Jude the Obscure- David Austin English Rose

This David Austin rose was released in 1995, but is more recently popular in the US.  It is a medium yellow, double rose with very good fragrance.  Blooms repeatedly late spring through early summer, and blooms on new wood.  It has a medium growth habit of 36-42 inches, and is upright but bushy.  The bloom starts out quite cupped, but usually opens to a 'semi-cupped' bloom with many petals. 

The following from David Austin Website:
‘Jude the Obscure’ vies with Golden Celebration for the first place as the most magnificent of the English Roses. Its flowers are very large and of incurved chalice shape. Their color is a pleasing medium yellow on the inside of the petals and a paler yellow on the outside. It has excellent, strong and almost completely disease-free growth. This rose is particularly fine in a dry climate, although it may ball in the rain.

A very strong, unusual and delicious fragrance with a fruity note reminiscent of guava and sweet white wine.

Named after the character in Thomas Hardy’s novel.

Recommended!  DWC