I do not grow Julia, but I have always seen her as a bright perfect yellow. Your rose is too orange and the super thick shiny leaves makes me think of a Kordes rose.

Yes I agree, she is more orange than pure yellow. I also think the center is off, Julia seems more open than this one. It's super healthy, whatever it is and blooms continuously, so I am curious what it is.

Above is Julia Child, two of which I have grown since 2006. A third Julia is 5 years old. I have dozens of pics showing this coloration particularly in spring. She also can darken in late fall, if we have not had one of our usual October killing frosts. The first photo above was from September, and the second photo from June 3. Diane

My young Julia last year - first year blooming. Grown in GA.

Excuse the visiting mantis!

The leaves on your rose look a lot like the Julia Child roses at the rose test garden at Woodland Park. Conditions can lead the rose to grow more or less petals, so having a very full bloom wouldn't necessarily mean that it was a different rose.

JC in cool weather is almost orange, or with strong apricot color. Gradually the blooms fade to yellow and then cream. Your color looks a lot like my JC. I have 3 standard trees and 2 bushes of JC, and the initial blooms this spring looked a lot like yours. The leaves are also consistent with JC as well. However, mine tends to have looser petals but occasionally I think the pedals can look like yours too. I will vote your rose is JC.

The first 2 photos were taken at the beginning of spring. The last one are further along spring. You can appreciate the intense apricot color in the first two photos and the color variation in the last one.

Thanks, mine definitely seem more similar to yours so I will continue to call it a Julia!

K S-so interesting and good to know, I could have sworn the flower petals looked different last year. Also thanks for the reminder about woodland park rose garden, I haven't been there for years, time for a revisit.

Also Diane and Rose Lal, what's the scent like for you since it appears you have been had yours for a while. Mine is very faint but I've read on here how it can sometimes take a couple years for a rose fragrance to develop. JCs are supposed to be somewhat fragrant so I'm hoping with time, it may change.

Sometimes there is a faint sense of fragrance early in the morning, but I cannot tell what it is. My sense of smell is not great though. Nevertheless, I don't think JC is best known for her scent.

My sense of smell isn't great, either, and it's very hot and dry here, which reduces scent of all roses, but Julia only has a faint scent in my garden. In a garden with greater humidity, I think the scent would be a little stronger. Some roses scent does improve with time. Augusta Luise is a good example for me. Diane

This looks like the Floribunda rose ”Eureka”. A 2003 AARS winner.

It's Julia. Diane

It's Julia. Look at the foliage.

JC is moderately fragrant especially in its first bloom in the spring. Eureka has very light scent and also has glossy leaves like JC.