# Portland Gold Award

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.

## 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.

## Portland Gold Award winners

This is a partial list of Portland Gold Award winners.
| Award Year | Cultivar | Marketing Name | Hybridizer | Country | Cultivar Group | Color | Image |
| 1941 | | 'Charlotte Armstrong' | Lammerts (US) | USA | Hybrid Tea | Pink | |
| 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 | |
| 1955 | | 'Spartan' | Boerner | United States | Grandiflora | Orange blend | |
| 1955 | | 'Ena Harkness' | Norman | Great Britain | Hybrid Tea | Crimson red | |
| 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 | |
| 1967 | | 'Bewitched' | Lammerts | United States | Hybrid tea | Candy pink | |
| 1967 | | 'Pascali' | Lens | Belgium | Hybrid tea | White blend | |
| 1970 | | 'Europeana' | de Ruiter Innovations | Belgium | Floribunda | Red | |
| 1973 | | 'Electron' | McGredy IV | Northern Ireland | Hybrid tea | Medium pink | |
| 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 | |
| 1980 | JACtwin | 'Love' | Warriner | United States | Grandiflora | Red blend | |
| 1980 | JACtwin | 'Love' | Warriner | United States | Grandiflora | Red blend | |
| 1981 | | 'Silver Jubilee' | Alec Cocker | Great Britain | Hybrid tea | Apricot blend | |
| 1986 | JACjem | 'Sun Flare' | Warriner | United States | Floribunda | Yellow | |
| 1990 | MACrexy | 'Sexy Rexy' | McGredy IV | New Zealand | Floribunda | Medium pink | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2017 | KORaruli | 'Sunny Sky' | Kordes | Germany | Hybrid tea | Yellow blend | |
| 2018 | WEKsirjuci | 'Happy Go Lucky' | Bedard | United States | Floribunda | Yellow | |
| 2018 | WEKgobafa | 'Good as Gold' | Carruth | United States | Hybrid tea | Orange blend | |
| 2019 | KORsteflali | 'Wedding Bells' | Kordes | Germany | Hybrid tea | Medium pink | |
| 2019 | JACgemze | 'Crescendo' | Zary | United States | Hybrid tea | Pink blend | - |