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Is There Any Difference Between the Roses From Edmunds and Jung Seed?

8 years ago

Hi all,
I noticed that Edmunds Roses and Jung Seed are both owned by the same company. Both stores have a variety of groundcover rose that I would like to purchase next spring. Both roses are priced the same, but the cost of shipping is less from Jung Seed than from Edmunds. Does anyone know if they sell the same quality roses, or are the roses sold by Edmunds nicer than the ones sold by Jung? Is it worth it to pay more for the shipping and buy from Edmunds? Thank you.

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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois

8 years ago

Hi, I order from both and they are the same quality. No need too pick one over the other. They seem to be giving Jung Seed more of the own root roses starting this year. When they are sold own root bare root they are the same size as grafted, The own root plants are bands and grow nicely.

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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
8 years ago
Aren't these two companies part of a group of businesses that all had financial difficulties and ended up owned by the same entity? I could never keep it straight. I remember one family member of the owning company sold roses on the "side" on eBay and undercut the prices of Edmund's and Jung's, though they were all part of the same company. It was quite a soap opera, but this guy is no longer on eBay. I think Jackson & Perkins, Wayside Gardens, and Park Seed are all the same company, too. Diane
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Oh, I see they were sold to another company. I know when I ordered from them years ago, they had great customer service. I finally got the roses, they look fine, except one of them had a cane that was ripped so badly, I had to cut it off. I believe I am going to stick with J&P.
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Last year Edmunds was not Edmunds any more but Jung. However, before Edmunds sold out the nursery and the name to Jung I got a very disappointing clone of Maria Shiver from Edmunds. By the time I realized that the rose was doing nothing (wasn't dead but still a dwarf that barely flowers) Edmunds were not available any more. The other roses I got from them in the same order were disappointing, too but at least they bloom more or less (rather less than they should). My guess is that their growers didn't pay much attention to the quality having got the wind of EdmundsÂ closing down. Jung probably could not or didnÂt inspect the crop Â they might have assumed that they would get the quality Edmunds gained the name for.
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Feel free to ignore any and all zone hardiness ratings. It's only a guess. You should go by what other people in your area have that are hardy. I'm in Madison WI and I've only had a few roses that weren't hardy - unfortunately Melody Parfume was one of them (it was lovely). Edmunds generally only labels the Bill Radler roses and some of the climbers. Zaphod - Edmunds is owned by Jungs, so if you see something you're curious about it will usually show up in any of the Jungs outlets as a potted plant in the spring. That was how I ended up with Over the Moon - I saw it when I was looking for another rose and had to get it.
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Roses for spring shipment are just now being harvested so the so the rep. was probably right in the roses had not come in yet. Jungs/Edmunds do not grow their roses. They buy roses from Weeks mostly and contract for the better of the grade 1 stock. Not true about not knowing what stock they'll have. The catalogs are prepared and printed with that knowledge. Unless a crop fails they should be able to take orders on any rose in the catalog. Most will allow add ons but a few places charge a little for the service. At this early stage few places have roses in their warehouses except maybe the growers.
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unclehippie
Original Author
8 years ago
I have only ordered a couple plants online, but I now get so many catalogs from different companies. I bet there a bunch of them must have the same ownership.
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
8 years ago
The one that I can tell you about is that Jung Seed purchased Edmonds Roses a few years back. Back when lots of place were sold some companies quality suffered. Many have resolved those issues and gotten better again.
unclehippie
Original Author
8 years ago
I just wanted to follow-up to say that I bought four Fire Meidiland roses from Jung back in January and they arrived yesterday in really nice condition. The roots are huge.
wirosarian_z4b_WI
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Diane....Jungs owns Edmunds plus about another 8-10 seed companies & are doing well as far as I know. Jackson & Perkins, Wayside Gardens, and Park Seed are owned by another company along with some other mail order nurseries but I don't remember who....this company hasn't always had the best track record with the customer, but maybe it has improved???
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
8 years ago
I noticed the same address for J&P, Park Seed, and Wayside a while back, so I assumed they were under the same ownership. They also sell the same selection of roses. I think I learned about the Edmunds/Jung business relationship a while ago, too. I haven't had a problem with Edmunds and would order from them again. I'm not so sure about the others. Diane
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
8 years ago
I've ordered roses from Jung Seed for as long as I remember. I must say thou that this years order did not measure up to the past.
mcnastarana
8 years ago
Jung has a nice selection of Brownell HTs. I have been rather reluctant to buy the grocery chopped off Brownells which appear each spring at Price Chopper. How did your roses not measure up, Patty?

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