Julia Child Rose
Best low-maintenance flowering shrub for gardeners seeking reliable, fragrant seasonal color.
Bring an iconic legend to your landscape with the Julia Child™ Rose, a hybrid tea shrub selected by the culinary icon herself. This vigorous rose delivers continuous blooms from summer through fall, showcasing stunning yellow-orange flowers often compared to fresh butter. It releases a lovely, sweet anise fragrance, enhancing any garden setting. This variety is highly valued for its exceptional ease of care, boasting strong disease resistance, heat tolerance, and cold hardiness across Zones 4-8. Growing to about three feet tall and wide, it is perfectly suited for borders, containers, or as a striking specimen plant.
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Category Rank
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#34 in Bushes & Shrubs
Price vs Category Average
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Botanical name
_Rosa_'WEKvossutuno'
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Who it's for
- Busy gardeners seeking low-maintenance, healthy rose varieties
- Fragrance lovers looking for unique, sweet-scented garden blooms
- Landscape designers wanting reliable, season-long vibrant yellow color
Who should skip it
- Gardeners in extremely hot climates wanting consistent color saturation
- Low-effort gardeners preferring plants that require minimal grooming
- Homeowners with small children or pets near garden beds
Performance breakdown
Disease Resistance
Robust health keeps foliage pristine without constant chemical intervention.
Bloom Consistency
Continuous flowering from summer through fall ensures a vibrant landscape.
Climate Adaptability
Thrives across diverse zones with impressive heat and cold tolerance.
Maintenance Ease
A low-effort shrub that rewards gardeners with minimal pruning requirements.
Fragrance Profile
Distinctive sweet anise notes provide a sophisticated sensory garden experience.
Versatility
Compact mounding habit works perfectly in containers or garden borders.
Key Specs
Botanical name
_Rosa_'WEKvossutuno'
Patent #
USPP 18,473
Common name
Rose, Landscape rose, Shrub rose
Hardiness Zones
4 - 8
Sun exposure
Full Sun
Mature size
2-3 feet tall x 2-3 feet wide
Bloom time
Summer - fall
Flower color
Yellow
Features
- Selected personally by Julia Child
- Vigorous growth habit
- Long-blooming throughout the season
- Excellent disease resistance
- Tolerates hot and cold climates
- Grown on its own roots
- Sweet anise fragrance
- Heat and cold tolerant
What customers say
Customers overwhelmingly love the Julia Child Rose for its reliable performance and striking attributes. The buttery yellow blooms maintain vibrant color even in intense sun. A standout feature is the strong, unique fragrance, often described as a blend of sweet licorice and spice, greatly enhancing the garden experience. Reviewers confirm its prolific, continuous blooming habit, providing excellent seasonal color. Furthermore, the rose demonstrates robust health, showing exceptional resistance to common diseases like black spot and mildew, which translates to lower maintenance. Despite initial size concerns upon arrival, the plant establishes quickly and grows vigorously. This rose is celebrated as a high-performing, low-maintenance star that delivers exceptional beauty and fragrance, justifying its widespread popularity.
Know before you buy
Not at all. This variety is celebrated for its exceptional disease resistance and vigor, making it one of the more low-maintenance roses available for home gardeners.
Yes, its compact, mounding habit makes it an excellent choice for containers. Ensure your pot has adequate drainage and is large enough to accommodate a mature size of up to three feet wide.
You will enjoy continuous blooms from early summer all the way through the fall. It is a prolific bloomer that provides consistent color throughout the growing season.
Yes, for the best flower production and disease resistance, this rose should be planted in a location that receives full sun, which is typically at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily.
The Julia Child Rose is hardy in Zones 4 through 8. It is specifically bred for cold hardiness, though gardeners in the coldest zones may want to provide a layer of mulch around the base for extra winter protection.
The blooms release a distinct, sweet anise fragrance. It is a pleasant, noticeable scent that adds a sensory element to garden borders or patio seating areas.
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