This is the Rose of the Year for 2020
Sweet Honey 'Kormecaso' has been named as the Rose of the Year for 2020 – and it will launch at this year's RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
With a moderate fruity fragrance, the disease-resistant plant blooms in clusters of 12-15 flowers in creamy-apricot tones, reminiscent of honey, which actually inspired its name.
The floribunda rose, bred by the respected Kordes Rosen of Germany, has a strong, bushy, upright growth habit with glossy dark-green foliage. It's perfect for mixed borders and pots on a terrace, and can also be planted to form a low hedge.
Introduced in 1982, the aim of Rose Of The Year is to discover by trials the best rose in any given year. Rose breeders enter what they consider to be the best of their up and coming varieties in to the competition. The trials, which lasts for a two year period, are conducted throughout the UK, with the varieties trialled in different soil and climate conditions.
But this award-winning plant has many more accolades to its name. In addition to the Rose of the Year title, Sweet Honey has received the prestigious German ADR certificate and medals in International Rose Trials at Baden-Baden, Belfast, Courtrai, Lyon and Paris.
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You'll find the charming rose in the The Festival of Roses; one of the most iconic sights to tick off your list when visiting RHS Hampton.
Fancy getting your hands on the new must-have rose for your garden? A limited number of plants will be available at the show and bare root plants will be available nationwide from roses nurseries from autumn 2019.
RHS Hampton returns from 1st - 7th July. This year the annual event has changed name from 'Flower Show' to 'Garden Festival' and will include live music, creative workshops and plenty of culinary experiences, as well as its usual garden designs and floral displays. Highlights include Kate Middleton and Davies White with a second RHS Back to Nature garden, and the highly-anticipated BBC Springwatch garden which aims to help halt the wildlife decline.
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Tickets to RHS Hampton are on sale now and can be bought at rhs.org.uk/shows.
Please note that tickets are cheaper if you're an RHS member.
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