After the beetles have gone...

[leene_chan]

A Beautiful "Jude the Obscure.", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

We finally got an intact bloom from "Jude the Obscure!"

I think that it's just as beautiful as "Evelyn." This rose has been holding its own in the garden, slowly but steadily increasing while "Evelyn" shoots out monster canes. I think AUSjo has a nice habit. And it would have been a generous bloomer if the chafer beetles hadn't gotten to it.

"Scepter'd Isle" just isn't doing as well as the other two. I had really expected better...