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He does look great, Sheila! That’s some impressive growth he’s put on in a year. Jesse Hildreth is such a classy looking rose, and I’m always drawn to it. I’m glad you didn’t give up! Lisa

Sheila, that is lovely!

That is so lovely and elegant! Buds and blooms are fantastic.

I'm thrilled to see him doing so well!

Jesse had some small unattractive poorly shaped blooms in the heat of summer, but he never gave up. They transformed into luscious blooms when the temps dropped.

I agree, Ingrid. But I've never had the impression that WRCT was this big:

I thought of your WRCT when my JH had the ugly small brown heat afflicted summer blooms, Ingrid. I thought you had that problem with your WRCT. My Jesse Hildreth here has perfect beautiful foliage. No mildew.

Sheila, you're right. From what I recall the small, brownish-gray blooms never improved while in previous years the blooms stayed white. I've looked at the rose Clay is under several times over the years, and I feel again, especially when comparing it to my rose, that Jesse Hildreth has more perfectly formed and more cupped blooms. My JH does not have mature blooms yet so it will take some time before I can make a comparison.