This rose was new for me this spring (2007). I planted 3 in April here in Richmond Virginia, zone 7 and I grow my roses with no chemical sprays for disease and fertilize organically with fish emulsion. It is now Nov 17 and there are still blooms on Jeri Jennings and it has remained nearly black spot free (yes, if you search you find a few dots of black spot, but they never really took hold and spread, but searching Knock Out also turns up a few dots as well, so Jeri is stacking up well against other roses I use as a benchmark for disease resistance/tolerance such as Meidiland Alba, Knock Out, and all my wichuriana ramblers). Jeri Jennings has bloomed in flushes about 6 weeks apart in clusters of 3-5 blooms all season and has so far grown in a nice weeping fountain shape that is classic to the hybrid musk class. I do detect a soft sweet fragrance to her blooms with some fruity undertones. The flowers have so far been about 2 inches across and open a nice rich egg yolk yellow and fade very pleasingly over days to a soft buttery cream color. When all the colors are present in a cluster of blooms, it is lovely. I grow a broad selection of hybrid musk roses and I think she may end up ranking up in my top 5 favorites along with Penelope, Belinda, Ballerina, Marjorie Fair and Windchimes. I'll report back on her performance in 2008 after I see how she does when more established.

Bob Diller
Richmond VA, USA zone 7