Portland Gold Medal
The Portland Gold Medal is a prestigious rose award given annually by the Portland Rose Society, to honor new rose cultivars for their exceptional performance in the Pacific Northwest.[1] It is the oldest national rose award in the United States.[2]
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.[3] It is the oldest and largest rose society in the United States.[4]
Portland Gold Medal winners
This is a partial list of Portland Gold Medal winners.
| Award Year | Cultivar | Marketing Name | Hybridizer | Country | Cultivar Group | Color | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 'Chrysler Imperial' | Lammerts | United States | Hybrid Tea | Red |  | |
| 1954 | 'Queen Elizabeth' | Lammerts | United States | Grandiflora | Pink |  | |
| 1954 | 'Tiffany' | Lindquist | United States | Hybrid Tea | Pink blend | .JPG) | |
| 1955 | 'Spartan' | Boerner | United States | Grandiflora | Orange blend |  | |
| 1961 | 'Royal Highness' | Morey | United States | Floribunda | Pink |  | |
| 1962 | JOHnago | ' Chicago Peace' | Johnston | United States | Hybrid tea | Pink blend |  |
| 1966 | MEIdaud | 'Miss All-American Beauty' | Meilland | France | Hybrid tea | Bright pink |  |
| 1966 | TANellis | Fragrant Cloud' | Tantau | Germany | Hybrid tea | Orange blend | .JPG) |
| 1967 | 'Bewitched' | Lammerts | United States | Hybrid tea | Candy pink |  | |
| 1967 | 'Pascali' | Lens | Belgium | Hybrid tea | White blend | .jpg) | |
| 1970 | 'Europeana' | de Ruiter Innovations | Belgium | Floribunda | Red | .jpg) | |
| 1973 | 'Electron' | McGredy IV | Northern Ireland | Hybrid tea | Medium pink | _(2).jpg) | |
| 1975 | MACha | 'Handel' | McGredy IV | Northern Ireland | Modern climber | Pink blend |  |
| 1977 | JACven | 'Evening Star' | Warriner | United States | Floribunda | White |  |
| 1978 | JAColite | 'Honor' | Warriner | United States | Hybrid tea | White | _(cropped).JPG) |
| 1980 | JACtwin | 'Love' | Warriner | United States | Grandiflora | Red blend |  |
| 1985 | MACauk | 'Olympiad' | Warriner | United States | Hybrid tea | Dark red |  |
| 1986 | JACjem | 'Sun Flare' | Warriner | United States | Floribunda | Yellow |  |
| 1990 | MACrexy | 'Sexy Rexy' | McGredy IV | New Zealand | Floribunda | Medium pink | .jpg) |
| 1993 | 'Sally Holmes' | Holmes | Great Britain | Shrub rose | White blend |  | |
| 1996 | MACgenev | 'New Zealand' | McGredy IV | New Zealand | Grandiflora | Light pink |  |
| 1997 | HARwelcome | 'Livin' Easy' | Harkness | Great Britain | Floribunda | Orange-apricot |  |
| 2001 | WEKplapic | 'Betty Boop' | Carruth | United States | Floribunda | Red & white |  |
| 2001 | FRYxotic | 'Sunset Celebration' | Fryer | Great Britain | Floribunda | Apricot blend |  |
| 2002 | WEKcryplag | 'Blueberry Hill' | Carruth | United States | Floribunda | Mauve blend |  |
| 2003 | RADrazz | 'Knock Out' | Radler | United States | Shrub rose | Red blend |  |
| 2006 | WEKsunspat | 'Marilyn Monroe' | Carruth | United States | Hybrid tea | Apricot blend | _(3)_(cropped1).jpg) |
| 2008 | WEKvossutono | 'Julia Child' | Carruth | United States | Floribunda | Yellow | |
| 2009 | WEKisoblip | 'Wild Blue Yonder' | Carruth | United States | Grandiflora | Mauve blend |  |
| 2010 | WEKbepmey | 'Strike It Rich' | Carruth | United States | Grandiflora | Orange-Yellow |  |
| 2011 | WEKosupalz | 'About Face' | Carruth | United States | Grandiflora | Orange blend |  |
| 2013 | ORAclelon | 'Over the Moon' | Orard | France | Hybrid tea | Apricot blend |  |
| 2014 | WEKmemolo | 'Sugar Moon' | Bedard | United States | Hybrid tea | White blend | [37] |
| 2017 | KORaruli | 'Sunny Sky' | Kordes | Germany | Hybrid tea | Yellow blend | .jpg) |
| 2018 | WEKsirjuci | 'Happy Go Lucky' | Bedard | United States | Floribunda | Yellow | [39] |
| 2018 | WEKgobafa | 'Good as Gold' | Carruth | United States | Hybrid tea | Orange blend | [40] |
| 2019 | KORsteflali | 'Wedding Bells' | Kordes | Germany | Hybrid tea | Medium pink | _01.jpg) |
| 2019 | JACgemze | 'Crescendo' | Zary | United States | Hybrid tea | Pink blend | .jpg) - |
See also
Notes
- "The International Test Garden in Washington Park" (PDF). Portland Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Portland Gold Medal Award Winners". Portland Rose Society. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Wilson 2014, pp. 52—54.
- Swindler, Samantha. "Royal Rosarians find, and award, the best rose gardens in Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 123.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 328.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 398.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 376.
- "Rosa 'Royal Highness'". National Gardening Association Plants Database. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 263.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 247.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 130.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 59.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 297.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 142.
- "Rosa 'Electron'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 183.
- "Rosa 'Evening Star'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 194.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 239.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 290.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 382.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 362.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 353.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 284.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 148.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 58.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 415.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 66.
- Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 219.
- "Rosa 'Marilyn Monroe'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "rosa 'Julia Child'". National Gardening Assoc. Plants database. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "rosa 'Wild Blue Yonder'". National Gardening Assoc. Plants database. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Portland Gold Medal Winners". Portland Rose Society. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "rosa 'About Face'". National Gardening Association's Plants database. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "'Over the Moon' rose". Help me find roses, clematis, peonies. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Rosa 'Sugar Moon'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Sunny Sky rose". Help me find roses, clematis and peonies. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Rosa 'Happy Go Lucky'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Orange blend". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Rosa 'Wedding Bells'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Rosa 'Crescendo'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
References
- Quest-Ritson, Brigid; Quest-Ritson, Charles (2011). Encyclopedia of Roses. DK; Reprint edition (August 29, 2011). ISBN 978-0756688684.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link),
- Wilson, Janet L. (2014). The Queen of Portland's Roses: The Life of Georgiana Burton Pittock. Lake Oswego, Oregon: Panoply Press. ISBN 978-1882877447.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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