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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.

List

Awarded in	Title	Cultivar Name	Hybridiser	Intro Year	Cultivar Group	Picture
1982	Rose of the Year	'Mountbatten'	Harkness	1982	Floribunda
1983	Rose of the Year	'Beautiful Britain'	Dickson	1983	Floribunda
1984	Best of the Best	'Amber Queen'	Harkness Roses	1984	Floribunda
1985	Best of the Best	'Polar Star'	Tantau	1982	Hybrid tea
1986	Rose of the Year	'Gentle Touch'	Dickson	1986	Floribunda
1987	Best of the Best	'Sweet Magic'	Dickson	1986	Floribunda
1987	Best of the Best	Royal William	Kordes	1984	Hybrid tea
1988	Best of the Best	'Sweet Dream'	Fryer	1987	Mini-Flora
1989	Rose of the Year	'Glad Tidings'	Tantau	1988	Floribunda
1990	Rose of the Year	'Harvest Fayre'	Dickson	1989	Floribunda
1991	Rose of the Year	'Melody Maker'	Dickson	1990	Floribunda
1992	Rose of the Year	'Top Marks'	Fryer	1992	Miniature rose
1993	Best of the Best	'Dawn Chorus'	Dickson	1991	Hybrid tea
1994	Rose of the Year	'Festival'	Kordes	1994	Mini-Flora
1995	Rose of the Year	'Chatsworth'	Tantau	1990	Shrub rose
1996	Rose of the Year	'Magic Carpet'	Jackson & Perkins	1993	Shrub rose
1997	Rose of the Year	'Sunset Boulevard'	Harkness	1997	Floribunda
1998	Best of the Best	'Penny Lane'	Harkness	1998	Climber
1999	Rose of the Year	'Fascination'	Olesen	1989	Floribunda
2000	Rose of the Year	'Irish Eyes'	Dickson	1999	Floribunda
2001	Rose of the Year	'Great Expectations '	McGredy	2001	Floribunda
2002	Best of the Best	'Simply The Best'	McGredy	1998	Hybrid Tea
2003	Best of the Best	'Rhapsody In Blue'	Cowlishaw	1999	Shrub rose
2004	Best of the Best	'Golden Memories'	Kordes	2002	Floribunda
2005	Best of the Best	'Summertime'	Warner	2003	Climbing miniature
2006	Best of the Best	'Champagne Moment'	Kordes	1999	Floribunda
2006	Best of the Best	'Hot Chocolate'	Carruth	2002	Floribunda
2007	Best of the Best	'Tickled Pink'	Fryer	2006	Floribunda
2008	Best of the Best	'Sweet Haze'	Tantau	1997	Shrub rose
2009	Best of the Best	'Lucky!'	Fryer	2005	Floribunda
2010	Best of the Best	'Super Trouper'	Fryer	2008	Floribunda
2010	Best of the Best	'Julia Child'	Carruth	2004	Floribunda
2011	Best of the Best	'Joie de Vivre'	Kordes	1997	Shrub rose
2012	Best of the Best	'Moment in Time'	Kordes	2011	Floribunda
2013	Best of the Best	'You're Beautiful'	Fryer	2007	Floribunda
2014	Best of the Best	'Lady Marmalade'	Harkness	2013	Floribunda
2015	Best of the Best	'For Your Eyes Only'	Warner	2014	Floribunda
2016	Best of the Best	'Sunny Sky'	Kordes	2014
2017	Rose of the Year	'Scent from Heaven'	Warner	2016	Climber
2018	Rose of the Year	'Lovestruck'	Zary	2007	Floribunda
2018	Rose of the Year	'Starlight Symphony'	Harkness Roses	2018	Climbing rose

See also

• Garden roses
• All-America Rose Selections
• American Garden Rose Selections
• List of Award of Garden Merit roses

References

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22. "Rosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
23. "Rosa 'Golden Memories' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
24. "Rosa 'Summertime' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
25. "Rosa 'Champagne Moment' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
26. "Rosa 'Hot Chocolate' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
27. "Rosa 'Tickled Pink' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
28. "Rosa 'Sweet Haze' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
29. "Rosa 'Lucky' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
30. "Rosa 'Souper Trouper' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
31. "Rosa 'Julia Child' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
32. "Rosa 'Joie de Vivre' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
33. "Rosa 'Moment in Time' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
34. "Rosa 'You're Beautiful' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
35. "Rosa 'Lady Marmalade' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
36. "Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
37. "Rosa 'Sunny Sky' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
38. "Rosa 'Scent from Heaven' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
39. "Rosa 'Lovestruck' rose awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
40. "Rosa 'Starlight Sympnony' awards". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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