OMG - I didn't know there's such thing as "image gallery" in this "Antique Rose" Forum.

When I want to see pictures of roses, I would usually go to the "rose gallery" section. Why would Gardenweb create two separate rose galleries?

GW gave us this gallery because Old Garden Roses are different from modern roses.

Now about Jayne Austin, I had her from Park Wayside, she made good dark green foliage for the background of the garden, she showed RMV signs on most leaves from her first year and she seldom bloomed.

From what I remember of the color of JA's blooms, Crocus Rose would be a much better choice. My Crocus is healthy, blooms well throughout the season and is doing rather well no spray.

I grow both. I would agree with Ann about Crocus Rose, one of the best bloomers in my garden. I remember reading someone's comment on Jayne Austin as better at producing foliage than blooms. It is a taller plant, blooms are deeper apricot than CR, but after the first flush there is only scattered rebloom.

George

Ditto for me as well. The flowers are gorgeous, but there's not enough of them. I got 8 ft canes that rarely bloomed. So I replaced it with DA's Golden Celebration and am much happier. It has bloomed more in one year than Jayne did in 3 years.

Opposite for me . . . Jayne has been in my garden since she was introduced, and is one I would not be without, particularly because of the fragrance - the deepest, fruity, peppery scent. Three of the most interesting fragrances keep three yellow English Roses in my garden - 'Jayne Austin', 'Sweet Juliet' and 'Jude the Obscure'.

I can only say that, as shrubs, they all get far better with age.

Best wishes
Jon

Ditto for all of the above, almost. Jayne is on her third year, is tall, thin, mildewed, and sparse blooming. She's on my sp list for the fall. However, I just smelled a bloom this morning and was really struck by the complexity of the scent - really spicy and strong. I'm bad at nailing the words, but it seemed like a complex tea mixture.
I remember Paul Barden had this as one of his favorites, too.

I planted Jayne Austin about half year here and it dose good rebloom in first but later cane grow too tall about 4-5 feet then very slowly rebloom after that. So I think Jayne Austin cloud be lovely here in Thailand as climber. But I must give more time to grow. Jayne Austin has very strong myrrh scent here and lovely creamy pink cup rose.

I put in Comtes du Champagne this year...it is very healthy for me and has been putting out blooms...I like it very much.

I have grown Jayne Austin in two very different climate zones.

She was one of my two favorite roses in the maritime coastal climate of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. A climate probably similar to the UK where Jon grows her, temperate winters, cool summers and lots of rain cloud in spring and fall. There, she grew best as a climbing, or pillar rose to about 7 or 8 feet. She bloomed her fool head off from June to November and produced the most exquisite tea/noisette style blooms with a very potent and unusual fragrance as Jon states.

Here in central Canada, Eastern Ontario, she requires serious winter protection, but is vigorous enough to grow to 4 feet after being pruned to 6 inches and covered with straw for winter. However, she only produces a skimpy first flush of flowers and then the occasional bloom thereafter. She does not like the heat and the few blooms there are in summer are small and wilt almost instantly upon opening.

This rose wants to grow tall before it reblooms well. It likes to be well watered and does not like a lot of heat in my experience.

One of Mr. Austin's very best in a temperate maritime climate. A poor performer in a cold winter climate or where there is a lot of summer heat and humidity.

I agree, Crocus rose is a much better performing rose in most areas. But where Jayne Austin grows well, she is a very rare treasure indeed. Location, location, location!

Cheers,

Rideau Rose Lad

Thanks for the replies. I've decided not to get Jayne Austin, becuase the color of this rose does not appeal to me. Luckily I've checked the photos at Helpmefind rose.

I don't like roses with white outer petals and bright yellow color at the centre - similar to The pilgrim.

However, I will be getting Comtes des Champagne and the Crocus rose next year. The Crocus rose is a much softer, pale color than Jayne Austin I hope.