All my seedlings and cuttings were unintentionally and otherwise stressed this year. As of a few weeks ago planting in the ground, Rabble Rouser and seedlings of Arthur Bell took of like a duck to water. These yellows are some to be incorporated in my no spray, no fertilizer, no water series. It’s the future.
Neil
I like the future 
The search for a healthy Austin yellow has brought me no where, unfortunately. I think I’ll stick to Jubilee Celebration and Jude the Obscure for breeding, since most Austins seem to bring in a lot of horrid qualities.
I second Neil on Arthur Bell. Mine own-root is 100% clean here, with 3-days of non-stop rain - I don’t spray. The foliage is glossy and pretty. Jude the Obscure grafted on Dr. Huey at the rose park is clean (they spray). Jude the Obscure as own-root is stingy and have BS issue. Happy Child is wimpy own-root for most folks, but did well for one person in California with sandy soil.
Honey Bouquet own-root is more drought-tolerant than Arthur Bell (shuts down at temp. above 90’s). Honey Bouquet has a very small amount of B.S., even in non-stop rain. Julia Child color fades to white, Arthur Bell fades a tiny bit, but Honey Bouquet stays a strong yellow. For the same amount of blooms, Julia Child occupies twice the space than Honey Bouquet. My pick is Arthur Bell for cool weather, and Honey Bouquet for all-types of weather, from 100 degrees to 40’s and rainy. 99% of my roses are own-root.
I have a Tottering by Gentle and it is one of the most crappy yellows in my Rosarium. It drops leafs like crazy. It sets hips very good…but the blackspot is crazy.
I have two plants of The Crocus Rose and they have never set a hip! The doubleness of the lovely flowers doesn’t even show any reproductive parts in my climate, so I have never bothered using it, even thought it is among the healthiest of my roses in general, not just the DAs.
How did you manage it?
The seedling probably it is jude the obscure but in my garden crocus set a few hip
Same here, theres a lovely Crocus Rose here that i have searched for pollen a few times, and havent seen it set a hip. Too bad because it is in the top rank for cold hardiness among Austins that I have seen.
Beautiful seedling, I am always planting my Austin seed hoping for something like this.
