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Jude the Obscure

Arbor - Orange

Modern · Shrub

Breeder

Breeder: David C. H. Austin

Country: United Kingdom

Year: 1995

Characteristics

Color: Medium yellow

Bloom: Apricot, cream shading, lighter reverse. Strong fragrance. 55 to 70 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing: USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Notes

Large, fragrant apricot-cream blooms (55-70 petals) in flushes. Medium, thorny shrub up to 4 feet with semi-glossy foliage. Very disease resistant.