2005 RIR Triennial Report

Colonial District

2005 RIR Triennial Survey Report

The Colonial District 2005 Triennial Survey results of roses with 15 evaluations or more. The next survey will be in 2010.

Roses in Review

2005 District Triennial Survey Results

David & Terry Cottrell, Co-Chairs

The 19-page Triennial Survey this spring listed 1,943 rose cultivars for Garden Rating evaluation. District participants were 60, who evaluated 4,348 roses. The smallest report reviewed 9 roses, many did some 100, the largest report was 349 roses! The reviewed ratings appear in the 2006 ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses.

Results for Roses with 15 or More Reports

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Variety

Class

Rating

Reports

New Rating

America

LCl

8.3

26

8.2

Bonica

S

8.4

15

8.3

Black Jade

Min

8.1

22

8.0

Bride's Dream

HT

8.1

26

8.2

Brigadoon

HT

7.7

17

7.8

Capt. H. Stebbings

HT

7.8

21

7.8

Carrot Top

Min

7.7

18

7.8

Chelsea Belle

Min

8.0

23

8.1

Child's Play

Min

8.0

16

8.1

Chrysler Imperial

HT

7.7

16

7.8

Classic Touch

HT

7.5

16

7.5

Color Magic

HT

8.0

17

7.9

Crystalline

HT

8.1

26

8.0

Cupcake

Min

8.0

18

8.1

Dainty Bess

HT

8.6

19

8.6

Dolly Parton

HT

7.4

16

7.6

Don Juan

LCI

8.2

20

8.1

Double Delight

HT

8.5

37

8.4

Dublin

HT

8.3

29

8.3

Elina

HT

8.7

24

8.6

Elizabeth Taylor

HT

8.5

27

8.4

Europeana

F

8.7

28

8.6

Fairhope

Min

8.1

23

8.1

Figurine

Min

8.0

16

8.0

First Prize

HT

8.0

27

8.1

Folklore

HT

8.2

19

8.2

Fragrant Cloud

HT

8.1

26

8.1

French Lace

F

8.1

19

8.1

Garden Party

HT

8.0

26

7.9

Giggles

Min

8.9

21

8.7

Gold Medal

Gr

8.5

30

8.4

Granada

HT

7.9

15

7.8

Honor

HT

7.7

15

7.8

Hot Tamale

Min

8.2

27

8.2

Iceberg

F

8.8

23

8.7

Irresistible

Min

9.1

25

8.7

Jean Kenneally

Min

9.2

27

9.0

John F. Kennedy

HT

6.2

19

6.4

Kanegem

F

8.1

15

8.3

Kardinal

HT

8.6

15

8.4

Keepsake

HT

8.1

15

8.1

Kristin

Min

8.1

24

8.2

Liebeszauber

HT

7.9

18

8.1

Louise Estes

HT

8.2

25

8.2

Love

Gr

7.4

15

7.6

Luis Desamero

Min

7.9

24

7.9

Lynn Anderson

HT

7.4

26

7.5

Magic Carrousel

Min

8.6

19

8.5

Marijke Koopman

HT

8.7

30

8.6

Minnie Pearl

Min

9.1

19

8.8

Miss All-American Beauty

HT

7.7

18

7.7

Mister Lincoln

HT

8.4

34

8.4

New Dawn

LCI

8.6

16

8.5

New Zealand

HT

7.8

16

7.8

Nicole

F

8.9

15

8.8

Nightingale

HT

7.6

16

7.7

Olympiad

HT

8.7

36

8.6

Olympic Gold

Min

7.6

16

7.7

Paradise

HT

7.5

25

7.6

Party Girl

Min

8.3

15

8.1

Peace

HT

8.2

28

8.0

Playboy

F

8.4

24

8.4

Playgirl

F

8.3

16

8.4

Pristine

HT

8.7

31

8.5

Queen Elizabeth

Gr

7.7

30

7.9

Rainbow's End

Min

8.8

28

8.6

Rise 'n' Shine

Min

8.5

17

8.4

Sally Holmes

S

8.9

18

8.9

Secret

HT

7.7

18

7.8

Sexy Rexy

F

8.7

18

8.5

Sheer Bliss

HT

7.8

23

7.9

Sheila's Perfume

F

8.2

16

8.2

Snow Bride

Min

8.7

19

8.5

Tennessee

Min

7.9

18

7.9

The Fairy

Pol

8.7

31

8.6

Tiffany

HT

7.8

25

7.9

Tiffany Lynn

MinFl

8.0

17

8.2

Touch of Class

HT

9.0

38

8.9

Tropicana

HT

7.6

22

7.7

Uncle Joe

HT

8.0

22

7.9

X-Rated

Min

7.8

27

7.9