2008 National Rose Trial Garden results for release October 2008, planted Oct 2006
bed # awarded 2008 release name/date category description fragrance exhibitor's ref. Breeder exhibited by Contact/No. address
on scan or code name
4 Silver Medal, Best Rose of Trial undecided hybrid tea  open apricot pink flowers and robust pale green foliage H.415 Harkness & Co. Ltd, Hitchin, UK Brundrett Roses Vic Bruce Brundrett 0410 449 058 Box 400 Narre Warren Vic 3805
Marion de Bomhe memorial award;  
Best Hybrid Tea (Hamilton, NZ Award)
65 Silver Medal & Most fragrant rose Forget-Me-Not hybrid tea  dense crimson red solitary blooms, grey green & maroon foliage yes INCLU William Radler for Meilland International, Corporate Roses SA Kym Syrus 0417 814 232 Box 4 Myponga SA 5202
(Gifu, Japan Award) Tassin, France
6 Bronze Medal & Best floribunda rose My Hero floribunda massive clusters of shell pink then fading to white blooms  WEKbipsboul Weeks Roses, Wasco CA, USA Swane's Nurseries NSW Finbar O'leary 0407 465 543 Mitchell Highway Narromine NSW 2821
(Rose Hills, USA Award)
14 Bronze Medal & Most pest & disease Desert Island floribunda pure white blooms with an open centre of yellow stemens DIC 99-285 DICfizz Dickson Nurseries, Newtownards, Nth Ireland UK Treloar Roses Vic Gary Matuschka 03 5529 2367 Midwood' Portland Vic 3305
tolerant rose (Irwin, Adelaide Award)
81 Bronze Medal undecided ground cover  a 40cm tall bush with lots of pink, apricot and flushed yellow flowers TRE 055 KORpatetof W. Kordes Söhne, Sparrieshoop, Germany Treloar Roses Vic Gary Matuschka 03 5529 2367 Midwood' Portland Vic 3305
7 Bronze Medal sport of Penthouse hybrid tea sport formal shaped ivory blooms with prominent yellow stamens  Penthouse sport LL & JD Howard, Koppio, SA  Lyle & Jenny Howard SA Lyle Howard 0428 844 230 Private Bag 132, Port Lincoln SA 5607
Jenny Howard 08 8684 4236hm
13 Bronze Medal undecided floribunda extremely double white flowers with a pink blush as they age H.414 Harkness & Co. Ltd, Hitchin, UK Brundrett Roses Vic Bruce Brundrett 0410 449 058 Box 400 Narre Warren Vic 3805
5 Bronze Medal St. John hybrid tea dark red solitary blooms on strong red stems and deep green leaves Framboise William Radler for Meilland International, Corporate Roses SA Kym Syrus 0417 814 232 Box 4 Myponga SA 5202
Tassin, France
12 Bronze Medal undecided floribunda open pure white blooms with yellow stemens tinged red  WKKT Kalinka (syn. Pink Wonder) sport K. Trimper & S. Zwar SA c/- Kelvin Trimper 8289 6511hm 15 Oradala Court Salisbury Heights SA 5109
Melanie Trimper 8289 6511hm
15 Bronze Medal Firefighter hybrid tea blood red double flowers and dark green shiny foliage ORAgo Orards, Feyzin, France Swane's Nurseries NSW Finbar O'leary 0407 465 543 Mitchell Highway Narromine NSW 2821
3 Bronze Medal Brindabella Blaze hybrid tea bright cardinal red Hybrid Tea Sport Brin 4352 John Gray, Toowoomba Queensland Brindabella Country Gardens  John Gray 07 4696 8440 cnr Quinlan Rd & New England Hwy, 
Highfields, Toowoomba Qld Highfields, Qld. 4352
45 Bronze Medal Good Samaritan hybrid tea bright cerise pink double flowers and mid green foliage JACtourn Jackson & Perkins OR, USA Swane's Nurseries NSW Finbar O'leary 0407 465 543 Mitchell Highway Narromine NSW 2821
63 Bronze Medal Brindabella Bouquet floribunda ruffled ivory pink flowers that open white with yellow stemens CHEW 4350 C. Warner, Shropshire, UK Brindabella Country Gardens  John Gray 07 4696 8440 cnr Quinlan Rd & New England Hwy, 
Highfields, Toowoomba Qld Highfields, Qld. 4352
67 Bronze Medal undecided floribunda mid pink flowers flushed yellowish apricot Faucille William Radler for Meilland International, Corporate Roses SA Kym Syrus 0417 814 232 Box 4 Myponga SA 5202
Tassin, France
71 Bronze Medal undecided floribunda massed heads of single pink appleblossom blooms, yellow stemens Implex William Radler for Meilland International, Corporate Roses SA Kym Syrus 0417 814 232 Box 4 Myponga SA 5202
Tassin, France
1 Certificate of Merit not being released in 2008 hybrid tea large double golden blooms that fade dull apricot TAN 234 Rosen Tauntau, Uetersen, Germany Brundrett Roses Vic Bruce Brundrett 0410 449 058 Box 400 Narre Warren Vic 3805
61 Certificate of Merit Pink Emely floribunda massed heads of open deep pink and contrasting white at stemens TRE 059 KORselary W. Kordes Söhne, Sparrieshoop, Germany Treloar Roses Vic Gary Matuschka 03 5529 2367 Midwood' Portland Vic 3305
62 Certificate of Merit undecided floribunda whimsical shell pink magnolia-like to open white blooms RADyod William Radler for Meilland International, Corporate Roses SA Kym Syrus 0417 814 232 Box 4 Myponga SA 5202
Tassin, France
72 Certificate of Merit undecided floribunda sport large dense clusters of tight double pale pink to fading white flowers Knight's Roses, Gawler SA Knight's Roses SA Daniel Knight 0412 803 805 Box 1536 Gawler SA 5118
No Australian-bred rose award was declared as none reached the Certificate of Merit level; Australian sports not eligible