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- Mike

Here is a link that might be useful: Rhodologue J. G. @ HMF

Which vendor would be good to buy this one?
Hi Judith

Carla

Hi Carla! Good to hear from you! If you want one, I would order from the Antique Rose Emporium. They ship big healthy plants that are ready to get in the ground and grow. I plan to plant mine on my front fence, and am hoping it will grow into a large shrub. It will get all day sun and should grow well. The photos on helpmefind are lovely.
Judith

IT is really a beautiful rose, but does not bloom as well (IMHO) as some of the other teas. Mine is probably 7 years old so it is not that it has not hit its stride. The bloom on mine is larger than most teas, higher petal count but less blooms on the bush. Hope that makes sense.

The growth habit is upright, similar to a HT. BS resistance is okay, maybe 1/3 defoliated without fungicide. The blooms are excellent cut flowers. A three year old plant grown from a cutting is 6x6.

It has another name, which I cannot recall right now, but some of you may have it and not know it since it goes by 2 names.

6 x 6? Mine is that tall but I don't think it is that wide. The blooms are prettier for cutting than most teas, however, sparser on the plant.

I grew RJG for several years at my old place here in 6b. It looks for all the world like an early HT (thick, straight up and down canes), but has the vigor and repeat of some of the best teas. big flowers. I will definitely plant it again in my new garden.

One of the HMF pictures is mine, from the Sacramento City Cemetery. We love the rose - it's healthy, medium sized, and lots of quilled blooms. However, we've been told that ours is NOT Rhodologue JG, but may be 'Jean Bach Sisley.' Hope that my photo doesn't mislead anybody. If anybody knows RJG, or JBS, I'd appreciate your thoughts on whether you recognize the photo that I've posted.

I just looked at the HMF photos again - AmiRoses' photos look very much like our cemetery rose, and not much like the other pictures. I wonder if what we have is the same as the Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux that they grow in France, and if the one that is sold in the US is something different?
Anita

I have Jules and Jean Bach Sisely in the same bed. There is really no comparison between the two. Jules is a very dusty pink and the flowers are larger. Jean is a much brighter slightly darker pink. Jules is upright more like a HT and Jean has more sprawl. When I clicked on the link, the fourth picture was very true to the color of the blooms on my Jules. Picture six is the color of my JBS.

Photos 3,4&7 are RJG (mine is from Vintage). RJG has stout canes, an upright/vase shaped growth habit and very little twiggy growth. Blooms are presented upright, even in spring. The color is silvery, photo 4 is the best representation.

JBS (Countryside) is sprawling, twiggy, typical tea/china growth habit. In hot weather the blooms resemble photo 1 but in fall there can be many more petals. The blooms will nod. It also has MUCH better BS resistance. JBS is a nicer looking bush and blooms more if anyone is choosing between the two.

Mine is new to me this year, grown in a pot. So far the growth has been very different than any other of my teas, upright like an HT as mentioned above, and the blooms are very different - they are huge and of heavy substance with a high petal count - they do not "quill" like some other teas. I also detect a strong fragrance not typical of a tea rose. It is great for cutting, holding well in the vase, as would be expected with the heavy petal quality. I love it as you can tell. Of course it remains to be seen how well it will develop as a shrub for me but I would grow it just for cutting alone. I wish I had a photo, just went out and saw three buds, one just opening, but it doesn't show the full beauty of the open bloom which to me is wedding bouquet perfection.

Here is another photo of RJG at the Sacramento Cemetery; it was taken yesterday. The plant had quite a few blooms this time of year.

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