The Rose Hall of Fame contains roses considered world favourites by a vote of members of the World Federation of Rose Societies. Inductees are announced every three years at World Rose Conventions. Additionally, popular historical roses and roses of genealogical importance are inducted in the Old Rose Hall of Fame.
List of Hall of Fame roses
Induction year | Cultivar name | Hybridiser | Introduced in | Cultivar Group | Notes | Image |
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1976 | 'Peace' synonyms: 'Mme A. Meilland', 'Gioia' 'Gloria Dei' |
Meilland | 1939 | Hybrid Tea | Most Beautiful French Rose 1942 Portland Gold Medal 1944 AARS 1946 RNRS Gold Medal 1947 The Hague Gold Medal 1965 |
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1979 | 'Queen Elizabeth' | Lammerts | 1954 | Grandiflora | Portland Gold Medal 1954 AARS 1955 RNRS Gold Medal 1955 President's International Trophy 1955 The Hague Gold Medal 1957 |
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1981 | 'Fragrant Cloud' synonyms: 'Duftwolke' 'Nuage Parfumé' |
Tantau | 1963 | Hybrid Tea | ADR 1964 Gamble Fragrance Award 1969 & 1970 Portland Gold Medal 1966 & 1967 RNRS Gold Medal 1963 |
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1983 | 'Iceberg' synonyms: 'Fée des Neiges' 'Schneewittchen' |
Kordes | 1958 | Floribunda | Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1958 RNRS Gold Medal 1958 ADR 1960 (detracted) |
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1985 | 'Double Delight' | Swim & Ellis | 1977 | Hybrid Tea | Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1976 Rome Gold Medal 1976 All-America Rose Selection 1977 |
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1988 | 'Papa Meilland' | Meilland | 1963 | Hybrid Tea | Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1962 Gamble Fragrance Award 1974 |
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1991 | 'Pascali' | Lens | 1963 | Hybrid Tea | The Hague Gold Medal 1963 AARS 1969 |
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1994 | 'Just Joey' | Cant | 1972 | Hybrid Tea | Cants of Colchester | |
1997 | 'New Dawn' | Dreer | 1930 | Hybrid Wichurana | Somerset Rose Nursery | |
2000 | 'Ingrid Bergman' synonym: 'POUlman' |
Poulsen | 1984 | Hybrid Tea | Madrid Gold Medal 1986 The Hague Golden Rose 1987 AGM 1993 |
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2003 | Bonica 82 | Meilland | 1981 | Floribunda | ADR 1982 (detracted) AARS 1986 AGM 1993 |
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2006 | 'Pierre de Ronsard' synonyms: 'Eden 85' 'Meiviolin' |
Meilland | 1985 | Climber | Romantica Collection | |
2006 | 'Elina' | Dickson | 1984 | Hybrid Tea | ADR 1987 Gold Star of the South Pacific 1987 AGM 1993 |
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2009 | 'Graham Thomas' | Austin | 1983 | English Rose | ||
2012 | 'Sally Holmes' | Holmes | 1976 | Hybrid Musk | Monza Gold Medal 1979 Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1980 Portland Gold Medal 1993 |
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2015 | 'Cocktail' | Meilland | 1957 | Shrub/Climber | Bagatelle Certificat de Mérite 1957 |
List of Hall of Fame old roses
Induction year | Cultivar name | Hybridiser | Introduced in | Notes | Image |
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1988 | 'Cécile Brunner' synonyms: 'Mignon' 'Sweetheart' |
Ducher | 1881 | Polyantha, original induction | |
1988 | 'Gloire de Dijon' | Jacotot | 1853 | Climbing Tea original induction |
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1988 | 'Old Blush' | Unknown | 1790 | China /Bengale original induction |
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1988 | 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' | Bèluze | 1843 | Bourbon original induction |
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2000 | 'Gruss an Teplitz' | Geschwind | 1897 | Hybrid China | |
2003 | 'Madame Alfred Carrière' | Schwartz | 1875 | Climbing | |
2006 | 'Madame Hardy' | Hardy | 1832 | Damask | |
2009 | 'Rosa Mundi' synonym: Rosa gallica 'Versicolor' |
Unknown | Very Old | Gallica | |
2012 | Rosa 'Mutabilis' synonym: Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' |
Unknown | 1894 | China / Bengale | |
2012 | Rosa 'Officinalis' synonyms: Rosa gallica officinalis |
Unknown | 1240 | Gallica | |
2015 | 'Charles de Mills' | Unknown | 1790 | Gallica |