Oregon, zone 8a, warm summers with some humidity and relatively mild winters. I see there's lots of comments and photos on the beautiful roses and great fragrance of Jude the Obscure so I won't add mine. However, I personally always want information on the bush itself (leaves, canes, shape, growth, health, ect.) and what it looks like. So I'll say what I've experieced. **I grew this rose from a 5" band to a 4 year old bush -- it resembled an upsidedown teepee, 5' x 5', well leafed and bushy, with good vigor and health. As others have mentioned here, the gorgeous flower color fades in full sun - which I find disappointing. Another disadvantage is the difference between the good June flush of flowers and the later repeats. The repeats are reliable, but only a fraction of the bloom. Typical of most roses, I know, but disappointing. Still, on the whole, this is a nice rose to have in the garden.

I have had this wonderful rose in my garden for many years now, and I have grown more and more fond of it over the years. A Norwegian rose expert : Leon Stangeland, once wrote an article for the Norwegian Rose Society`s Magazine on the roses of his garden. There was a photo of this rambler in his garden and he spoke very favourably of it, clearly expressing that he held it to be one of his favourites. This made me plant the rose in my own garden, a decision I have never regretted. It is now also one of my favourites. Together with American Pillar it is now covering most of my gazebo, and I love it. The stems are rather thin and pliable at least compared to American Pillar, but they grow profusely, easily reaching across the roof of the gazebo and all the way down on the other side, criss-crossing in all directions. - Fabulous. At first there was only the one, stunning flush. But by and by it started to sport some single flowers and small clusters also later in the season. This year it has just gone on and on up til now when there are still some flowers left on the plant. We now write December 17th, and as the day temperatures are expected to drop below zero C as of tomorrow, I am afraid that will be the end of it. However I had never imagined this one to be one of the latest bloomers in my garden. The small, loosely filled flowers have a wonderful scent, and it is quite disease resistant too. A little mildew has been detected a couple of times, but it has so far been left powerless to deal with this profusely growing plant. The uploaded photo, unfortunately a bit blurred, was taken on Dec 1st. 2009.