Portland Gold Award Explained

The Portland Gold Award is given annually by the Portland Rose Society to new rose cultivars that demonstrate exceptional performance in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The first award was given in 1919 by the city of Portland, Oregon.[1]

History

The Portland Rose Society began as an informal rose society in 1888, organized by Georgiana Pittock, wife of the first Oregonian publisher, Henry Pittock. The first rose competition was held in Pittock's garden. She had been inspired to form the gardening club after a holiday in England, where she toured rose gardens and attended a rose show. The next year, Pittock turned her backyard rose competition into a fundraiser for her church. She added a judging tent to her garden and charged admission to the event. This annual event would later include a city parade, where local gardeners would strip their gardens of all but competition roses to decorate cars, horses, floats and wagons. From these early beginnings, the Portland Rose Festival was born. The group officially established the Portland Rose Society as a formal gardening organization in 1907, and established the annual tradition of a judged, flower competition. It is the oldest and largest rose society in the United States.[2]

Portland Gold Award winners

This is a partial list of Portland Gold Award winners.[3]

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Award Year Cultivar Marketing NameHybridizer CountryCultivar GroupColorwidth =12% class="unsortable"Image
1941'Charlotte Armstrong'Lammerts (US)USA Pink[4]
1951 'Chrysler Imperial'Lammerts United StatesHybrid TeaRed
1954 'Queen Elizabeth'Lammerts United States Pink
1954 'Tiffany'Lindquist United States Hybrid Tea Pink blend
1955 'Spartan'Boerner United States Orange blend
1955 'Ena Harkness'Norman Great Britain Hybrid Tea Crimson red
1961 'Royal Highness'Morey United States FloribundaPink[5]
1962 JOHnago ' Chicago Peace'JohnstonUnited States Hybrid tea Pink blend
1966 MEIdaud MeillandHybrid teaBright pink
1966 TANellis TantauHybrid teaOrange blend
1967 LammertsHybrid teaCandy pink
1967 LensHybrid teaWhite blend
1970 de Ruiter InnovationsFloribundaRed
1973 'Electron'McGredy IVHybrid teaMedium pink[6]
1975 MACha McGredy IVModern climberPink blend
1977JACven WarrinerUnited States FloribundaWhite[7]
1978JAColite WarrinerUnited States Hybrid teaWhite
1980JACtwin WarrinerUnited States GrandifloraRed blend
1980JACtwin WarrinerUnited States GrandifloraRed blend
1981Alec CockerGreat Britain Hybrid teaApricot blend[8]
1986JACjem WarrinerUnited States FloribundaYellow
1990MACrexy McGredy IVFloribundaMedium pink
1993HolmesShrub roseWhite blend
1996MACgenev McGredy IVGrandifloraLight pink
1997HARwelcomeHarknessFloribundaOrange-apricot
2001WEKplapic CarruthUnited States FloribundaRed & white
2001FRYxotic'Sunset Celebration'FryerGreat BritainFloribundaApricot blend
2002WEKcryplag CarruthUnited States FloribundaMauve blend
2003RADrazz'Knock Out'RadlerUnited StatesShrub roseRed blend
2006WEKsunspat CarruthUnited States Hybrid teaApricot blend[9]
2008WEKvossutono'Julia Child'CarruthUnited StatesFloribundaYellow[10]
2009WEKisoblip'Wild Blue Yonder'CarruthUnited StatesGrandifloraMauve blend[11]
2010WEKbepmey'Strike It Rich'CarruthUnited StatesGrandifloraOrange-Yellow[12]
2011WEKosupalz'About Face'CarruthUnited StatesGrandifloraOrange blend[13]
2013ORAclelon'Over the Moon'OrardFranceHybrid teaApricot blend[14]
2014WEKmemolo'Sugar Moon'BedardUnited StatesHybrid teaWhite blend[15]
2017KORaruli'Sunny Sky'KordesGermanyHybrid teaYellow blend[16]
2018WEKsirjuci'Happy Go Lucky'BedardUnited StatesFloribundaYellow[17]
2018WEKgobafa'Good as Gold'CarruthUnited StatesHybrid teaOrange blend[18]
2019KORsteflali'Wedding Bells'KordesGermanyHybrid teaMedium pink[19]
2019JACgemze'Crescendo'ZaryUnited StatesHybrid teaPink blend[20] -

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington Park - International Rose Test Garden. 9 March 2019. Portland Parks and Recreation.
  2. Web site: Swindler . Samantha . Royal Rosarians find, and award, the best rose gardens in Portland . The Oregonian . 25 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Portland Gold Medal Award Winners. 25 August 2019. Portland Rose Society.
  4. Web site: Rosa 'Charlotte Armstrong' . Help me find roses . 1 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Rosa 'Royal Highness' . National Gardening Association Plants Database . 16 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Rosa 'Electron' . National Gardening Association . 17 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Rosa 'Evening Star' . National Gardening Association . 17 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Rosa 'Silver Jubilee' awards . Help me find roses . 22 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Rosa 'Marilyn Monroe' . National Gardening Association . 17 August 2019.
  10. Web site: rosa 'Julia Child' . National Gardening Assoc. Plants database . 17 August 2019.
  11. Web site: rosa 'Wild Blue Yonder' . National Gardening Assoc. Plants database . 18 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Portland Gold Medal Winners . Portland Rose Society . 28 August 2019.
  13. Web site: rosa 'About Face' . National Gardening Association's Plants database . 18 August 2019.
  14. Web site: 'Over the Moon' rose . Help me find roses, clematis, peonies . 18 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Rosa 'Sugar Moon' . National Gardening Association . 18 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Sunny Sky rose . Help me find roses, clematis and peonies . 18 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Rosa 'Happy Go Lucky' . National Gardening Association . 18 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Orange blend . National Gardening Association . 18 August 2019.
  19. Web site: Rosa 'Wedding Bells' . National Gardening Association . 18 August 2019.
  20. Web site: Rosa 'Crescendo' . National Gardening Association . 18 August 2019.

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