Jacotot 1850
Climbing Tea /Noisette /Tea Noisette
Parents: Unsure but most experts think Desprez à Fleurs jaunes X Souvenir de la Malmaison
Gloire de Dijon is indeed a glorious rose. Salmon yellow, pink Highlights, quartered blooms in small clusters or borne solitary. Very old fashioned look. Very intense Freesia and fruits fragrance. Flushes freely throughout the season. Zone 6b to 10b. Vigorous growth up to 4 meters or 13 feet. Extremely beautiful against an old brick wall, an Obelisk or arch.
No other rose got propagated as much as Gloire de Dijon. This had a bad consequence as her vigour was deteriorating already in 1933 due to gene degeneration That's why many modern Gloire de Dijon plants lost their vigour and don't turn into the big glorious roses they used to be.
A good advice is to search for a good nursery with good honest rosarians. Such owners don't want to sell inferior plants to their customers.
The real solution is a major effort of all rose lovers combined: Nurseries but definitely also rose lovers. Searching for very old, vigorous specimens of Gloire de Dijon and taking vegetative material from them to graft. These new strong Gloire de Dijon plants must get distributed to all major rose nurseries. It's the only way to safe Gloire de Dijon.
One of the reasons this rose got so popular is its good cold hardiness. For a Tea Noisette to thrive in zones 6b to 10b is rather rare and it allowed Gloire de Dijon getting spread in big parts of Europe, including the UK, USA and Australia.
Rain resistance is fairly good and drought and heat resistance is excellent. Always plant this rose in a sunny warm spot so no shade
One last tip: Don't prune her, she doesn't like it.
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