Rosa 'Jude the Obscure (aka AUSjo) is a pale apricot shrub rose, bred by British rose breeder, David C. H. Austin in 1989.

The rose is named after the 19th century novel, Jude the Obscure, by the British writer, Thomas Hardy.

The plant is prickly with lax stems[2] and has medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

The cultivar was developed from a cross between the two shrub roses, 'Abraham Darby' x 'Windrush'.

The rose variety is named after the 19th century novel, Jude the Obscure, by the British writer, Thomas Hardy.