Rose of the Year

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The Rose of the Year is a prestigious rose award is given annually by the British Association of Rose Breeders. From 1982 to 2001, the British Association of Rose Breeders and the British Group of the HTA granted the title Rose of the Year. Between 1984 and 2001, the title Best of the Best was granted if the selected rose was an established cultivar, which remained popular over several years. Since 2002, the title Best of the Best is granted.

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Awarded inTitleCultivar NameHybridiserIntro YearCultivar GroupPicture
1982Rose of the Year'Mountbatten'Harkness1982 Floribunda Rose Mounbatten 20070601.jpg [1]
1983Rose of the Year'Beautiful Britain'Dickson1983Floribunda [2]
1984Best of the Best 'Amber Queen' Harkness Roses 1984Floribunda Rosa sp.30.jpg [2]
1985Best of the Best'Polar Star'Tantau1982 Hybrid tea Rosa Polarstern 2018-09-16 1025.jpg [3]
1986Rose of the Year'Gentle Touch'Dickson1986Floribunda (RaBoe) Rose 01.jpg [4]
1987Best of the Best'Sweet Magic'Dickson1986Floribunda [5]
1987Best of the Best Royal William Kordes 1984Hybrid tea Rosa sp.89.jpg [6]
1988Best of the Best'Sweet Dream'Fryer1987Mini-Flora Rose Sweet Dream suito dorimu (4993321030).jpg [7]
1989Rose of the Year'Glad Tidings'Tantau1988Floribunda Lubecker-Rotsporn (Tantau 1990).JPG [8]
1990Rose of the Year'Harvest Fayre'Dickson1989Floribunda [9]
1991Rose of the Year'Melody Maker'Dickson1990Floribunda [10]
1992Rose of the Year'Top Marks'Fryer1992Miniature rose [11]
1993Best of the Best'Dawn Chorus'Dickson1991Hybrid tea -2020-06-22 Hybrid Tea rose, Dawn Chorus (Diquasar), Trimingham, Norfolk.JPG [12]
1994Rose of the Year'Festival'Kordes1994Mini-Flora [13]
1995Rose of the Year'Chatsworth'Tantau1990Shrub rose [14]
1996Rose of the Year'Magic Carpet' Jackson & Perkins 1993Shrub rose [15]
1997Rose of the Year'Sunset Boulevard'Harkness1997Floribunda Rose Sunset Boulevard 20070601.jpg [16]
1998Best of the Best'Penny Lane'Harkness1998Climber Rosa Penny Lane 2019-06-05 7964.jpg [17]
1999Rose of the Year'Fascination'Olesen1989Floribunda [18]
2000Rose of the Year'Irish Eyes'Dickson1999Floribunda [19]
2001Rose of the Year'Great Expectations ' McGredy 2001Floribunda Great Expectations (Rose).jpg [20]
2002Best of the Best'Simply The Best'McGredy1998Hybrid Tea Rosa 'Simply the Best' IMG 4387.jpg [21]
2003Best of the Best'Rhapsody In Blue'Cowlishaw1999Shrub rose Scrub - Rhapsody In Blue 2 (b).JPG [22]
2004Best of the Best'Golden Memories'Kordes2002Floribunda [23]
2005Best of the Best'Summertime'Warner2003Climbing miniature [24]
2006Best of the Best'Champagne Moment'Kordes1999Floribunda Lions-Rose (Kordes 2002).JPG [25]
2006Best of the Best'Hot Chocolate' Carruth 2002Floribunda Rosa 'Hot Cocoa' 2.JPG [26]
2007Best of the Best'Tickled Pink'Fryer2006Floribunda Rosa 'Tickled Pink' kz02.jpg [27]
2008Best of the Best'Sweet Haze'Tantau1997Shrub rose Sweet Haze (Tantau 2003).JPG [28]
2009Best of the Best'Lucky!'Fryer2005Floribunda Rosa 'Lucky!' IMG 4409.jpg [29]
2010Best of the Best'Super Trouper'Fryer2008Floribunda [30]
2010Best of the Best 'Julia Child' Carruth2004Floribunda Julia-child-rose.jpg [31]
2011Best of the Best'Joie de Vivre'Kordes1997Shrub rose Garden of Roses (Kordes 2007).JPG [32]
2012Best of the Best'Moment in Time'Kordes2011Floribunda [33]
2013Best of the Best'You're Beautiful'Fryer2007Floribunda [34]
2014Best of the Best'Lady Marmalade'Harkness2013Floribunda [35]
2015Best of the Best'For Your Eyes Only'Warner2014Floribunda [36]
2016Best of the Best'Sunny Sky'Kordes2014 Rosa Sunny Sky 2018-09-21 1567.jpg [37]
2017Rose of the Year'Scent from Heaven'Warner2016Climber [38]
2018Rose of the Year'Lovestruck'Zary2007Floribunda Rosa-lovestruck.jpg [39]
2018Rose of the Year'Starlight Symphony'Harkness Roses2018Climbing rose [40]

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