Rose of the Year
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Feeling 21st century blue? How about planting yourself a 20th century rose garden? While David Austin slaved away to make modern roses look old fashioned, other 20th century rose breeders looked to their own century for inspiration.
Rose of the Year represents the best of this and last century rose breeding. Started in 1982, rose breeders are invited to submit the best of their hybrids; generally 20-25 roses are submitted, but only one becomes Rose of the Year. Here's a list of the 20th century winners. Notice in 1987 the Royal William commemorates the birth of Diana Princess of Wales's first born son, William (although he was born in 1982).
List of 20th Century Winners
Year | Rose of the Year | Colour | Description | Image |
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1982 | Mountbatten | Yellow | A floribunda rose growing to 1.2m and spread of 0.75m | |
1983 | Beautiful Britain | Tomato red | A healthy and vigorous floribunda | |
1984 | Amber Queen | Orange | A moderately vigorous floribunda to 0.6m and spread of 0.75m | |
1985 | Polar Star | Creamy white | Hybrid tea rose with a light licorice scent | |
1986 | Gentle Touch | Light pink | Miniature free-flowering pale blooms of hybrid tea type | |
1987 | Royal William | Deep crimson | Hybrid tea rose with handsome, high-centred blooms on long stems that make excellent cut-flowers | |
1988 | Sweet Dream | Pink peach | Patio rose with prolific blooms and luscious dark green foliage | |
1989 | Glad Tidings | Deep crimson | Free flowering compact floribunda; bushy plant, masses of large semi-double flowers | |
1990 | Harvest Fayre | Apricot Orange | A floribunda with large clusters of semi-double blooms | |
1991 | Melody Maker | Orange-red | Neat and compact growing floribunda with strong disease resistance | |
1992 | Top Marks | Orange-vermillion | A free-flowering and bushy patio rose | |
1993 | Dawn Chorus | Orange | A medium sized hybrid tea with glossy, red-tinged leaves | |
1994 | Festival | Scarlet red | Large showy blooms on this patio rose | |
1995 | Chatsworth | Rich pink | Ground cover rose with semi-double flowers with prominent golden stamens | |
1996 | Magic Carpet | Lavender pink | Ground cover rose producing masses of semi-double cup shaped flowers with a strong fragrance | |
1997 | Sunset Boulevard | Peach apricot | Floribunda rose superb choice for a sunny spot | |
1998 | Penny Lane | Honey champagne | Ground cover rose with a faint pink tinge | |
1999 | Fascination | Shrimp pink | Floribunda rose with large clusters of fragrant blooms |