Could we adjust the flower-size on Juranville up from 2.75” to be the equivalent of “8cm or more”, as the text says is THE defining feature between the three?
Yes. Adjusted from 2.75” to 3.25” (8cm). I am not sure where these measurements have come from, but I would suspect an administrator has done some measurements in the field, and 8cm sounds right to me.
Having read all the references in the ‘Francois Juranville’ file, I am perfectly happy that my plant is correctly named. It is a large bloom with a fair amount of yellowish white in the base. I haven’t been aware of any bronzy-purple new foliage (as in the 1913 reference). I could not improve on my three photos uploaded 1 November, 2019 of this rose. If anyone can access The Rose Annual, UK 1911, page 41, reference, that may also prove valuable for the descriptions of ‘Francois Juranville’.
Can you tell me how long this rose blooms in England or similar climate? I have read that it is one of the longer once-bloomers, but no mention of precisely how long! Thank you.
Your changes of Francois surving in zone 4 are slim. If you are prepared to cover him up to about a foot and then because he will die back to the mound you will have to wait until he grows from the base again in the spring, he might be okay.
