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'Julia Child ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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Did not want to like this one, not enthused by it....tend to dislike globular shapes and do not like cluster flowers with such shapes for sure but the landscaping demanded something to that effect and Julia Child filled the space. Now, the downsides: the color FADES and fades BADLY. Dead-heading is a chore. But the upsides? Basically needs no spray. This year in Columbus, OH 6a we had a hot (yes HOT) wet spring followed by an extremely hot and extremely dry summer...........most of my roses grow in pots but Julia is one of the few in the ground....in the ground in a raised bed = SPRINKLERS which = BLACKSPOT............well, not for Julia. This one chugged on through, healthy as can be not only this year but in the 3 years past..........it is a landscape rose, one that the individual bloom isn't notable, need more than one, enjoy from afar, in a subtext............if the color---very warm at opening and fading white-spotty and badly---if that fits your garden plan, absolute highest recommendation...............no yellow rose before Julia Child and specifically THIS YEAR has ever turned my gaze away from Sunsprite....but I will admit, they share the raised bed and Sunsprite fell to disease with the needed and incessant sprinklers running.....Julia did not................
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Initial post 12 NOV 11 by Leene
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I'm torn with my feelings for this rose. On the positive side, the flowers are gorgeous, generous and long-lasting (they lasted on the plant for more than five days!). The fragrance is wonderful. On the negative side, this is one of the only two roses in my Zone 6a garden that got blackspot this fall, the other being floribunda rose Moondance. It didn't seem to weaken the plant, but even after spraying it couldn't seem to shake it.
We've had one of our rainiest summers on record in the Northeast this year. I'm hoping that next year if I start spraying early I can fend off the blackspot. Julia Child is a truly remarkable flower, and it's a pity that it seems more susceptible than the other roses.
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 12 NOV 11 by  Don H
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Large blossomed, double petaled, stable yellow roses hardy to zone 5 are tough to come by. Rigorous spraying with Bayer kept mine clean this season but it seems also to hold some broad disease resistance of its own so I have been using it in my breeding program pretty heavily. If I were you I'd plant a few more bushes of it.
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 12 NOV 11 by Leene
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Thanks for the advice! I admit that I'm new to growing roses, but Julia Child is probably the most beautiful flower I've seen. I had been thinking that I should plant a few more. Even with the blackspot issues I've been having, you can't go wrong with a big, gorgeous flower that holds its petals for almost a week!
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At the rose park of over 1,000 bushes - Singing-in-the-Rain floribunda beats Julia Child in non-stop, tons of bloom. The color is not washed out like Julia Child. Singing-in-the-Rain is in the Black-spot resistant list, with a refreshing musk scent.
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 13 JUN by Don H
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Thanks, but where can you buy Singing-in-the-Rain?
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Singing-in-the-rain is offered at Roses Unlimited as own-root. Tthe most disease-resistant yellow that doesn't fade is Honey Bouquet, surpasses Jullia Child in being compact, blooms don't fade, and great honey/musk scent. Honey Bouquet starts out as perfect HT exhibition form, then opens to ruffles with many petals in cool weather. Many people from different climates, including me, like Honey Bouquet.
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I saw Julia Child at the rose park, zone 5a. It's a LARGE BUSH, irregular shape. The scent is VERY spicy, and may not be to everyone's liking. My kid thinks it smells like cough medicine. Julia Child's flowers fade to white, and doesn't stay yellow. Midas Touch has a deeper yellow color, compact & hardy in zone 5a. Honey Bouquet is more compact, better scent & yellow that doesn't fade.
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Grows well "no spray" in Southern California, here where nearly every other rose has mildew.
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