**I mean why are the blooms so small some stems have clusters of eight blooms is this normal for this type of rose

This post was edited by Hrose on Mon, Jun 24, 13 at 21:36

I don't have DJ so I can't say what is typical but that looks like it's a new rose and the first blooms on any new rose are usually smaller because the plant and the root ball is still so small. It takes a rose several years to mature and climbers, in particular, can take at least 3 to 5 years to reach maturity.

Besides time weather conditions will also have a lot of affect on bloom size. So if you've had a cool, damp spring that may be another factor. Your plant looks wonderfully healthy and happy so I would not be worried about the bloom size at this time.

thanks I thought maybe i got a mislabelled rose because i have many roses and two other climbers even when they were newly planted the blooms sizes were not nearly as small as this one....I'll give it some time

This post was edited by Hrose on Mon, Jun 24, 13 at 21:34

Is it own-root or grafted? What are your others? Own-roots take longer.

all my roses are grafted and they all grow like bean stocks including the don juan just the bloom size throw me off

I would pick off the buds and see what it does in the next flush. It might be mislabeled. Happens often.

yeah I'll pick off the buds and see if it puts out larger blooms

I really don't think the bloom size should be this small

seil was right I went back to the store I bought the don juan from and there were a few other don juans with blooms that looks exactly the same as mine

I guess this rose in particular has to be well established for it to be able to produce regular sized blooms

ps right now it looks like a miniature rose