'James L. Austin'
I never know whether to put an Austin on this forum or 'Roses', but in case anyone does a search in future, here are some early pics. I've only had it 3 weeks or so, but liking it a lot so far. I love the rich colour and foliage, it was just what I was looking for in this position... a mid strength scent, sometimes weak, perhaps disappointing in that respect as from the colour and form, you would expect a bit more... I think this rose will present a strong colour and conformation a bit down the line... and much larger blooms when it matures... I hope so, that's what I want..
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
6 years ago
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James L Austin vs Princess Anne
Comments (21)hcarneval: Thank you for asking this question regarding Princess Anne vs. James L. Austin. I had exactly the same question. Do you have any updates? Which rose did you buy??? I live in Southern California about 6 miles from the coast, and wondering which one will do better for me. I’ve seen James L. Austin in person, but have not seen a blooming Princess Anne in person. I just bought a Princess Anne, and now I’m wondering if I made the right choice... or if I should have gotten James L. Austin. Here are some photos of the James L. Austin I recently saw a Rogers Gardens....See MoreWhat are your favorite (not so common) Austin roses?
Comments (195)My Chianti was about 6 ft high and about 8 ft wide. And constance about the same. And i had them up on an embankment and they kind of hung down over. Which worked well as the roses tend to "nod" on the ends of the canes. So you could look up into them. They could have done with a bit of support as they tended to have very long canes. I've just bought the wedgewood rose, in my new house, and have that similarly up on an embankment but have given it some support this time. That one repeats but is yet to flower so I don't know if I will like it as much yet. I loved constance to bits. What zone am I? I don't know the equivalents, sorry. It rarely gets colder than about 14 degree F in winter and we hardly ever get snow. And in summer it's around 86 F, but we have a few days that can top 100....See MoreBetter late than never. My garden 2019, 3rd year.
Comments (61)Summers that DOES sound like a dream home for sure. That is going to be spectacular. You can set up a green house and have all kinds of awesome things also in there. What a lovely place that is going to be. I am super excited for you. Vapor unfortunately Kew gardens does get BS here when I don’t spray. To be fair it keeps blooming and I do not think 🤔 i has completely defoliated but not clean like Darlow’s enigma. It has few thorns and it forms a very nicely shaped bush. I will stop spraying it and see what happens and report back. (I have quit spraying certain roses to test them in order to determine if they will qualify to be added to my no spray small garden at the lake). So far spirit of freedom, Olivia, Bathsheba, Claire, Wollerton old hall, Emily, Roal Dahl and Wedgwood are clean enough to get a spot. I much as I love gardening I can barely keep up with one so the other place needs to be lower maintenance....See MoreJames L. Austin
Comments (30)Farmers Branch on my visit list for Spring! Have visited DA in England was not aware of Farmers. THANks. I have grown all the early Austin's most in Houston, which often gives different results. My experiences.... In Dallas - Sharifa is ok not one of my favs. Liked him better in H. I was considering removing him to make room for a modern, he is healthy but tired of his thorns and his semi double summer washed out blooms. . In Houston, Jude did better than Golden. Jude bloomed continually in shady spot, kept flower form and peachy yellow color in summer. My Dallas Jude does not get enough sun to perform consistently. I must have pushed his shade tolerance too too far but I wanted him at the back of my garden where his paler color would draw your eye without stopping it, esp. in evening and at night. Golden gave me a lush spring fall displays in Dallas but he took up too much real estate with little summer rewards so it is gone. Olivia Rose is never out of bloom. NEVER. I am trying to train it into a climber but she keeps telling me she wants to be a large shrub. She is so dependable as to be almost boring. Though she is smaller and paler in summer blooms are still pink and full. The rose no one mentions much that gives me year round beauty is Mary Magdalene; bush stays small and neat, flowers good size in summer, always smells great, little or no disease. She has a lovely habit of leaving a few small petals on her spent buds like tiny pop pom that are lovely for a long time, making for more bush beauty. This even in summer. Though she whites out in high heat she never looks dirty,but rather giving impression of white rose. She looks delicate but isn't probably appropriately named. I have not grown Bolero (on my spring list) but I would think Mary is rather like that rose. Another plus... sprays of both Olivia and Mary last forever as cut roses. The tighter buds will actually open if they have even the tiniest bit of color. I know everyone loves Munstead Wood but his dark summer color reminds me of Prince which I disliked. I grown MW and he is lovely when not black red, but he does have all those thorns. Sophy's Rose is another constant bloomer that keeps form and color. Funny thing, I tried grafted Evelyn when she first came out in Houston. I hated her; octopus arms, with few blooms and then only at tips. I have her in Dallas and she is one of favorites, very consistent bloomer, keeping form and color in summer. Even in Texas results vary so much. I did not give Evelyn much time in H or TLC so fault could have been mine. I grown do grow many others but this is already more info than anyone probably wants. I do go on and on and on it seems. :)) My Dark Lady has been super, I just cut 10 giant blooms before freeze comes....See MoreUser
6 years ago
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLove James L Austin!
Heres what my PAOK looks like normally..even in the heat. It sometimes fades to a lighter pink but never any coral tones. I have a lot of humidity..maybe that's the difference?
This second photo shows PAOK faded after several days in the heat.. (It is under Olivia). I think is was mid 90's F that week.
Dave5bWY
3 years agoUser
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Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
3 years agoI love my james austin. It seems to bloom more than young lycidas so far .. both planted last spring .
It has been in bloom , various amounts but since spring! Even now , has quite a few on it . It’s in an awkward area of my yard that the sun always glares my pics of it . But I love it !
Diane Brakefield
3 years agosultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
3 years agoSheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
3 years ago
Rose Paris
12 months agolast modified: 12 months agoSo, I was in a nursery today and saw James L. Austin and sort of fell in love! And brought it home. Will see what happens next! I agree about the color! It suprised me to see how vibrant it is "in the flesh" after all the times I have seen it in the DA catalog. I have grown GO and it was a really dud for me--super weak and I got very few flowers out of it all summer, in only two flushes, and died down to one sad cane, so it was SP but maybe I just got a bad one. JLA is magenta , deep reddish magenta, almosrt sort of a rich hot pink. Very hard to describe and most photos cannot capture its vibrancy. It's not that dissimilar from GO, in color, although I personally think JLA's color is more sort of shocking, in a good way. Gorgeous. I have also grown Boscobel, which has salmony tones that JLA does not. It was so beautiful, also not great in my garden, not particularly tough--prone to every sort of ill and pest--nor prolific, only two real flushes, although I know that for some it does great so it was also SP. My Young Lycidas, however, is tough as nails. When I got it, it was almost dead, and now it's on it's third summer, worst spot in the garden, with buds galore! The leaves are not the most attractive, sort of weirdly crinkly, but the flowers are super. And it stays relatively compact and orderly compared to some. For me, it has less pink/red tones that JLA, it's more purplish, and Princess Ann is somewher between the two, more pinkish. JLA is a bit darker. And then there's the unique form of Princess Ann's flowers that are like no other. JLA does have a scent but it's not super strong, but lovely. Perhaps of all of them, Princess Ann has the most detectable scent for me, but they are all pretty. In it's first year, Princess Ann was very hardy, but not the most profilic. In its second year, it's about to give a big show of blooms, based on the uncountable number of blooms, and is growing quite upright and tall. And thanks to people on these chats, I learned that one needs to wait a year or two to see what a plant can do, which kept her off the SP list. Hope this info helps someone in turn. Here's a photo of my Jame L. Austin, colors are true to life:
KittyNYz6
8 months agoLilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
8 months ago
kitty , heres two of mine ! its such a no fuss rose . i cant complain except lack of fragrance . otherwise no faults! really a great rose !
ingrid_vc zone 10 San Diego County
8 months ago
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho