Beautiful! Looks like a very healthy plant! Maybe it's limiting its growth, to fit the spot where it's growing.

Thanks. I am embarrassed to say that not only is mine growing in a small bed cut out of sea of ground cover daisies, but that part of the garden has never ever been dug or amended - for at least 40 years it was used for parking, and was graveled and sprayed with weed killer regularly.

When we first moved in I had a friend who showed up and said that we should plant these So. African ground cover daisies there, as "they will grow anywhere" - she was correct - we just dug some small holes about 4 feet apart (the bed is 6 feet by 40 feet) and plopped 4" daisy plugs in them, and the daisies immediately spread and flourished, and are sill flourishing. The soil is our normal clay, presumably much compacted by being parked on, and a little relieved by the daisies growing there for 25 years. Also, each year that bed gets about 8 inches of large oak leaves dropped on it, which the daisies "eat" over the Winter - the leaves just completely disappear without human intervention.

So, it makes sense that this rose is staying put in its little bed. I am happy that it is growing and blooming in partial shade, and perhaps it will get more adventurous in future years and get bigger - I love just seeing what roses will do - they always surprise me!

Jeri - thanks for the lovely pictures of yours -

Jackie

After 4 years (and three transplants), my JJ is finally beginning to thrive as a plant about 2.5x2.5. Healthy and gracefully arching--now that I started watering and spraying fungicide on it regularly. We are in a rainy spell right now, but I'm hoping that when the sun comes back out, I will finally get a decent bloom on JJ. She has managed some occasional blooms in the past--they were lovely and generally in the range shown in Jeri's picture--or maybe just a shade lighter.

I hope finally this rose is ready to take off--but it is partly my fault since it was not receiving regularly watering and I failed to notice it.

I love the mixture of yellow/gold/buff shades shown in the pics of this rose.

Kate

Jackie, I allowed two blooms on a band. They are more of Jeri's color. Your looks like a pale lemon color in the photo...Is that the actual color?
Mine budded up, I let two blooms go and then it started to spread horizontally.
It's really pretty but it is not a vigorous rose for me. I think in 3 years it will be a stunner!
Susan

One thing I must say is that for me all HMs take a long time to establish themselves. I've become more patient. They seem to struggle for a while, sometimes quite a while then turn into fine big plants. I'm growing Jeri up in a five gallon pot before i plant it out.

That is absolutely true, and it applies to every HM I've ever grown. I rather think none of them really PREFERS my soil and water, but they get better with every year, and I am content.

This year gave me their best bloom yet.

Jeri

I've only grown two Hybrid Musks, and both on acidic red clay, here in Mississippi. Both Vanity and Cornelia got big, fast, for me. Maybe our humidity helped.

Jeri will remain potted until she's up to at least a 5G. Too pretty to risk losing her in the ground. Gorgeous rose.
Susan