Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Apricot-cream
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1989
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5b and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Parentage: Abraham Darby x Windrush

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Jude the Obscure'
  • 'AUSjo'

Common names
  • Rose

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Date: 2019-10-21
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2018-06-16
Rosa 'Jude the Obscure'
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2021-04-21
digital camera

Date: 2021-03-25
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-21
Zone 9b.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2008-07-29
 5:42 pm.  Jude - looking darker and sultry in the shade.
Uploaded by Lynnez
Uploaded by Lynnez
Location: Athens, TX
Date: 4000-06-01
Jude the Obscure

Date: 2019-10-21
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-04-18
Zone 9b. Heavily Heavenly scented!
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2017-05-13
Digital Camera
Uploaded by Lynnez
Uploaded by UrbanFarmGirl
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif

Date: 2022-04-22
Uploaded by SoCalGardenNut
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Location: New York Botanical Garden (Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden), New York, New York
Date: 2017-06-17
Uploaded by SoCalGardenNut
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2021-04-29
Dogital Camera
Uploaded by SoCalGardenNut
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-07-28
 10:35 am. A gentle, luscious Rose.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-07-29
  5:41pm.  The backlit petals frame this rose perfectly.

Date: 2022-06-16

Date: 2022-04-22
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2007-09-23
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-13
Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Date: 2022-06-16
Uploaded by DianeSeeds

Date: 2022-04-22
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: West Covina, CA
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-17
Uploaded by kbw664
Uploaded by kbw664
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Location: New York Botanical Garden (Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden), New York, New York
Date: 2017-06-17
Location: West Covina, CA
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date: 2012-07-12
Location: West Covina, CA
Location: West Covina, CA
Uploaded by kbw664
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-06-18
Blooming in 108*F. Low petal count, good fragrance.
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Comments:
  • Posted by foxglove (Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Zone 3a) on Dec 28, 2012 6:44 PM concerning plant:
    Magnificent David Austin rose!
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