I would love to see this bush's (and blooms) progression! It's on my list for next year but I'm not sure because the only austins I have are pink... I love it though! this rose isn't spoken about much..

Grrrr. Your rose is beautiful. But it reminds me of how annoyed I am at being sent the wrong rose three times. I ordered Royal jubilee and got a light pink odorless thing instead..grrrr. I gave up on calling DA......grrrrr

I will try to keep you posted Michael on progression of it. I think this is the first year it was released in the states.. I could be wrong. But so far its full of buds. Thanks Shops, Im sorry to hear about your bad experiences.. I've never dealt with DA I go to a nursery that is a DA dealer and sells almost exclusively DA roses.

More blooms on RJ from this afternoon

ok, ok i'll definitely get this rose!! lol, it is really beautiful and just my style. I purchased the Huntington rose this January and I know the two have been compared. Thanks for the update and keep the photos coming :)

No problem Michael... :)

UPDATED PICS ***

I really like this rose.. I didnt see much chatter on here before I made the purchase.. Im glad I took my chances with this rose. The flowers seem to last a long time on the bush... cant wait for it to get bigger :)

..you're going to like this one even more as time goes by I'm sure... I have found it took off in its 2nd year, with long blooming and vigorous growth, but now in its 3rd season it's even better, canes shooting out everywhere and such vigour, it's already one of my best roses. I have it trained on an obelisk and it's 6 foot tall and I think if this rose was against a high fence or wall I could get it to 10 feet...

...enjoy your rose, lots more to come from it for you...

I'm definitely getting this next year even though i swore off pinks because that's all I have lol! Please keep the piccs coming I'm really enjoying them :)

Thanks Marlorena..would you say RJ is a short climber? I'd love to see your Royal Jubilee too... :)

I actually have 4 of them Michael hehehe... and like you i have a lot of pinks in my yard but Im sure you wont be disappointed with this pink. Where my other two RJ's are located I cant visit... i have skunks hiding in the hedge near them.. :( but from a distance they are surviving hehe. I will post more pics once they are in full bloom.. which wont be long :)

Where is this rose available in the United States?

Hey ssnlaf87, the David Austin website!

Btw Haku, any updated photos? I did order the Huntington Rose this year and read a thread where some people were comparing it to Royal Jubilee. From my blooms so far, they are really different! I will start posting threads of my roses soon just swamped with school at the moment..

My Royal Jubilee's are being eaten by some bug :( and with the heat they require much more water. I have been neglecting them a bit due to my current skunk issue... the skunks are hiding in the hedge behind my RJ's so that makes deadheading quite a task... trying not to get sprayed hehehe : / But below is a picture I've taken today.. I will get a bush shot so you can see how fast it has grown since January.

ssnlaf87 where are you located.. sometimes you can get lucky and find DA's at the big box stores.. I'm lucky to have a nursery who is a DA Rose dealer.. and have a whole yard of DA roses. Armstrongs nursery also sell DA roses.

it's beautiful! I can't wait to get mine next spring. I'd love to see the full shot, and good luck with that skunk situation! Last year for me it was stray cats my neighbor was feeding that were ruining my yard. You'll fix it eventually, lol.

This part of my yard where RJ lives is still under construction hehe

This RJ was a small bareroot... and getting a very slow start

wow, it put on A LOT of growth! and iys shape is very attractive. Do you fertalize?

Nice to see your rose coming along Haku. I measured mine today and it's 6 foot 6 inches, but I grow it up an obelisk so it's meant to be tall, but I'm going to prune it back down after the first flush as it's getting a bit too tall for its own good.

You should get nice double blooms like this on it, which have just the most wonderful scent, I absolutely adore it, and the foliage is just perfect, not a blemish.

It's just starting to bloom here, we've had a cold Spring and things are a bit behind.

..here you can see how vigorous it is, with strong canes going straight up.. I grow a lot of my roses this way, there's more space up there than on the ground where I am...

Michael I use Dr. Earth Flower Girl (bud and bloom) its organic and Dr. Earth Rose fert.

WOW Marlorena I cannot wait until my RJ starts to double bloom... your roses are beautiful

Has anyone tried cutting Royal Jubilee? I'm curious about the vase life.

Sorry I dont have an answer for you..my 4 RJ bushes are to young at the moment for cutting... in ground only 6months now.. I believe this thread is the only chatter on Royal Jubilee .. Marlorena has well established RJ's maybe she knows.

Melody... in this arrangement of Austin's from last year, you can see RJ left of centre. It lasts a few days - can't remember exactly how many - like all the others but because of its many petals, some of the outer ones fall of a little sooner than I would like, but I'm not the greatest with vases, I don't treat the water or anything, and just plonk them in...

..a bit later..

as it's rather sodden out there today, I thought I might as well cut some blooms, so here are a few at various stages in a vase. I've adulterated it with a huge bloom of 'The Poet's Wife' and some 'The Lark Ascending'...

..let's see how they get on...

Marlorena, you're such an enabler! RJ wasn't even on my radar until I saw your pictures of it. Now it's on next year's wishlist, even though I'm trying to avoid buying any more medium pink roses.

Your TPW is beautiful, but I wonder if it will ever be that deep yellow color in California:

romogen... the scent from Royal Jubilee will knock you out... I think it's a rose that should be recommended for planting around the front door here... instead of the usual Mme. Alfred Carriere's and suchlike... it's become hugely vigorous in its 3rd season, even the blooms are larger than last year, which really teaches me that some of these Austin's do need that 3 years to get going properly, as so many people say..

...I get those colours too on TPW when the weather warms but we don't get that often enough..

RJ still looking good, new buds opening in the vase..

I cut some more blooms from other roses as it's so wet here right now. Typical wet June ! a washout, and I feel for those going to Mottisfont, but I think it'll be nice next week...

...hope you like...

Wow! What a bouquet. Beautiful.

I love your TPW!! I just got that one. It will suck if it doesn't get as yellow as yours here lol.

Thank you, Marlorena! That color is amazing. I think I must have it now. :)

RJ in 93 degree weather... the majority of the blooms did fry under the sun.

Good to know about the sun exposure, I'm also very excited to see your reine victoria's progression!! She's on my list..

For Michael here's a picture of my La Reine

growing strong.. dont know where to put this beauty yet in my yard.

I also picked up La reine and barbaras pasture rose last summer.. probably shouldn't have gotten both as they're assumed to be the same rose and my yard is tiny but oh well.. I blew my rose budget so austins are out of the question this year.. I'm trying to be patient with all this snow NY is stuck in :(

I've blew my rose budget ages ago... But some times a deal is to hard to pass up :) hehe

Hello everyone =).

Any awesome pictures of RJ, 2017? I saw this thread and fell in love with this rose. I want to plant the area surrounding my front porch with with about 8 of these, but I am afraid of getting so many without lots of info from its performance. I am in zone 7b North Alabama with a lot of BS pressure it seems. Any updates?

Dianela

Dianela - I live in inland So California so my conditions are different, but so far RJ has no bs for me. RJ shuts down in the heat for me tho, I have one in full sun Im going to move so that it gets some shade. The one i have in the shade blooms a lot. Below is a picture from March, I will try to get some more updated pictures for you Dianela.

Thank you very much haku84!

That rose is so perfect. My front porch is mainly facing East so everything there will get morning sun and afternoon shade. I am hopping this will help with the heat. Looking forward to seeing any of your RJ pictures.

thank you!

Ohh wow Lilyfinch thank you! they look incredible and hearing they have been healthy near by is also very reasuring. I love the color and shape of that rose. I can't wait until next spring to start planting like crazy.

Dianela I think you will love this rose.. Its one of my favorites. I plan on moving one closer to the front door. In sunny socal it does not like the heat and full sun. Sorry I couldnt get a good picture today Dianela.. the bloom is already gone :(

Thank you haku

I ordered 8 RJ bare roots for next march. I am really excited.

Wow that is going to look fantastic! What do you have climbing on the arbor ? It looks great from here. I hope they do well for you !!

Hi Lilyfinch I hope it looks nice at the end. I enlisted my husband this year on my gardening projects and he built me that arch. I have my cloud 10 and a raspberry cream on each side. I hope they can cover it with time.

Haku and Lilyfinch, is your RJ grafted or own root? I read Malorena's is grafted.

Totoro - all my RJ are grafted.

Mine is grafted as well! And totoro, how is your Madame annisette and pink enchantment ? I saw you mentioned it somewhere on the cut hybrid tea thread. Thinking of those for next year

Mme Anisette is very tall! Like 4 ft. Lots of healthy growth but no more buds since the one I had early summer. Not sure if it is midges, but it seems more like blind shoots like I had all last year. Well maybe next year will be better for this rose. Maybe it needs more sun and heat or less humidity like Cori Ann's garden?

Thank you! I have heard that so much about her I think I'll pass for now. Wonder what the deal is though . Hmph . Sure looks pretty in photos !

My Mme Anisette is tall too.. I've placed her in the back of the garden. I cant wait for blooms.. she was an impulse buy.