I have both and I like both of them. Christopher Marlowe's flowers last longer on the bush than I got used to from Austins in general. Jubilee Celebration has been quite healthy, again compared with other Austins; it so far is under 2'

My Chris Marlowe is only a year old. It is about 2 feet tall. I agree with ceterum that the blooms last a long time. I bought this rose after seeing a friend's. Hers was about 3.5 feet tall after 3 years and healthy despite benign neglect. The leaves are small and the growth shrubby. Not at all hybrid tea-like. I like it and am pleased with it.

Liking them more and more......I would like to place smaller shrubs in front of a large rose bed I am building so these sound like they would be perfect in a spot like that. I love Lillian Austin, which seems rather the same color, so if they are as good as she....I am sold. Sounds like I am adding a couple more to the order!
Judith

Last summer was the first for my Jubilee Celebration and Bishop's Castle. Jubilee Celebration was almost always in bloom, and what beautiful, fragrant roses! It stayed fairly short and the canes were floppy, but I know from experience that it takes about 3 years in my zone 5 garden for a David Austin rose to get really strong upright canes (some more than others). It's worth the wait! Bishop's Castle spent the first part of the summer putting on cane growth, and then started blooming in mid-summer. I think that guy's going to be taller than I had thought - should have put him in the back of the border. I'll probably use a pillar with him. Both are lovely roses, and both were very disease resistant for me. Hopefully they'll both be good and hardy too, like my other Austins.

Here's Jubilee Celebration:

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Jubilee Celebration is a fantastic blooming fool.
She is one of my best Austins
The fragrance is heavenly.
Christopher Marlowe is a very small plant and blooms frequently. Also his color goes from bright red, orange to pink depending on your climate.
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Niecey

Judith, my Jubilee Celebration was wonderful until fall and then it totally defoliated. I'm not holding it against this rose though because every rose in my garden last year was stressed from the late freeze, extreme heat and drought. Yellow leaves were falling like rain. It does stay smallish and blooms almost constantly. I'm going to give it more time and see how it does this year. Hamp grows Christopher Marlowe and he likes it a lot.

Carol

Niecey - I loved the pic of Chris so much that I called Regans this a.m. and had them add to my order. I had Summer Song Austin on order from Hortico for the spot where Christoper is now going to be residing. It could be a couple of years before I see SS. I think Christopher is gorgeous and fit in nicely between the two Lady Emma Hamitons. Thanks for enabling me on a cold winter morning.
-terry

Does anyone care to share christp Marlow cuttings? i will pay.

@strawchicago z5 I am also interested in Christopher Marlowe and would be happy to donate to charity. Are you thinking of a system like Linda has at Long Ago Roses where she lists her available roses on Ebay, the highest bidder gets the rose?

I think it’s a wonderful way to use something you are so passionate about to benefit others in need. I’m sure your community appreciates this very much.

LauraLG Z5b-NwPA It costs the same in money & labor to produce a tiny rooting versus gallon-size. I spent time fixing countless soil mediums with various ingredients to prevent rot in the 1st month of rooting.

Once roots grow from a cutting, then it's super easy to grow that into gallon size, IF done outdoor at temp. above 50 F.

Rooting INDOOR through zone 5a winter incurs more expense in GROW LIGHTS and glass domes. I don't have a misting system, so I buy glass domes for tiny rootings, and plastic bins for cuttings.

There's zero money made in selling small rootings, so nurseries grow them into gallon size to charge $60 plus $20 shipping, or $80 per gallon-size Austin.

My approach is less cost for the buyer by selling SMALL rooting at a lower price ($30 max) but inform the buyer of ways to grow a small rooting into gallon-size. I sold several this past summer at $10, at a tremendous loss of time & money, so I won't do that again. Husband got so tired of going to the post office, spending over $300 in shipping cost, that he told me to quit doing this.

No point of going through the pains of rooting to incur expenses but zero money to charities. It would save me tons of time & labor just to donate directly do charities, without the hassle of pleasing buyers.

It costs much less to ship a small rooting at $12. If the rooting is solid band-size, then I use flat-rate box at $16 to nearby, and at $17 to $20 to CA.

I don't grow rootings to gallon size since the shipping cost is over $20, plus more risk of broken branches with a taller rose.

There's less profit in growing own-roots, and zero profits in selling band-size Austin (such rain-hogs that need rainwater to grow solid roots). Nurseries list Austins at $25 to attract buyers, but these Austins are always out-of-stock.

I wait forever to buy a band-size Tradescant from a Florida nursery that I gave up. I had to exchange my W.S. 2000 rooting with someone else for a Tradescant rooting.

Without my 7 rain barrels to collect rain water, plus a house with 20+ windows, there's no way I can root Austins indoor through zone 5a.

@strawchicago z5 I’m not intimidated by rooted cuttings at all….I’ve received barely rooted cuttings from RVR that thrived! However you’re happy to sell them is how I will happily purchase them. Whenever you have a system that you feel is fair, and if you succeed in rooting CM and are willing to part with it, I’ll be here to donate to your charity either directly or through you. I’ve been daydreaming about that rose for years!

LauraLG Z5b-NwPA Please message me in Houzz, or my HMF profile StrawChicago, or in Facebook at Claude Martin | Facebook

It's best to turn on your "allowing message" option in Houzz, so I can message you in Houzz when Christopher is ready. Even if I get your email and email you, my email can still go to your Spam folder as unknown contact.

I'm rooting 6 Christopher Marlowe indoor now since the thickest cuttings are obtained in late fall. In spring & summer the cuttings are too thin to root.

Nurseries don't sell certain own-root Austins since the stems are too thin in summer.

For me to get a thick cutting of W.S. 2000 I have to cut so close to the crown in late fall, practically wiping out my already tiny bush. Same with Christopher Marlowe, but at least it's a much bigger bush than W.S. 2000.