Supposedly about 4-5 ft tall--at least, that is what I'm planning on for my three new Mrs. John Laings that I planted this spring. Can't wait to see them bloom!

Another reason I picked it is because it isn't a very wide rose--more vertical.

Then, of course, there are the large blooms and good fragrance and disease resistance. I'm really looking forward to this beauty.

Kate

Mine is about 3.5' tall, but then I usually have to prune quite hard in spring. This year it is starting out with about 6" of cane. Like Kate said, it does grow in an upright manner, but I would add that it also DOES sucker! (At least my own-root one does!) It doesn't run far, but it likes to push out beyond the area I had planned for it.

I SPed my last year (actually gave it away), and hard pruned it before this. But before pruning it was 8 feet high an approx 6 feet wide. Long felxible canes, easy to train on an arbor.
Olga

Olga, what led you to dump MJL? Was yours grafted or own root?
Comments are appreciated as I'm considering this rose for spring planting.
Thanks

We grew it some years ago (and this was when we were still spraying).
It never got over 3 ft., here in Coastal SoCalif (which was OK) but that
wasn't the problem.
The PROBLEM was that as soon as new leaves opened, they began to rust.
And where they were not rusted, they mildewed.
It bloomed, but the plant always looked like the devil, and it is gone.
I hope it is better somewhere else.

Jeri

My MJL was grafted plant from Pickering. It is a great rose with fantastic fragrance and fast repeat. However, it REQUIRES spraying from BS in my climate. Gets terrible BS otherwise.
Olga