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Princesse Charlene De Monaco named Most Outstanding Rose in the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

2018 Biltmore International Rose Trials<\/b><\/p>\n

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (OCTOBER 2018)<\/b> \u2013 An apricot-colored princess has captured the top prize at the recent finals of the 2018 Biltmore International Rose Trials. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Princesse Charlene De Monaco (Meidysouk), a hybrid tea rose bred by House of Meilland in France, and distributed by Star Roses & Plants, took home the George and Edith Vanderbilt for Most Outstanding Rose of the trials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The winning rose was among a collection of roses planted for trials in 2016 in the western border of Biltmore\u2019s historic Rose Garden. Since 2011, Biltmore\u2019s Rose Garden has been home to the trials in which nearly 200 varieties from growers and breeders worldwide have been planted and cared for by Biltmore\u2019s expert horticulturalists. A permanent jury of rose experts judged the plantings four times a year during the trial\u2019s two years.<\/p>\n

In addition to winning the Best in Show Award, Princesse Charlene De Monaco won the Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil Award for Most Fragrant Rose, and the Pauline Merrell Award for Best Hybrid Tea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional winners this year were:<\/p>\n

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• Oso Easy Urban Legend (R. \u2018ChewPatout\u2019), bred by Chris Warner of Spring Meadow Nursery, winner of the Lord Burleigh Award for Best Disease Resistant, and the Chauncey Beadle Award for Best Shrub Rose.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  • Highwire Flyer (Radwire), bred by William Radler of Star Roses and Plants, winner of the Gilded Age Award for Climbing Rose, and the William Cecil Award for Best Growth Habit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Shining Moment (Radshining), bred by William Radler of Star Roses and Plants, winner of the Edith Wharton Award for Best Floribunda.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Roses competing for this year\u2019s titles came from breeders based in the U.S., France, Great Britain and Germany. Trials of this type are open to rose breeders around the world \u2013 from professional to beginner. Competing roses are evaluated for overall health and rigor; fragrance; disease resistance; and ability to repeat bloom.<\/p>\n

      About Biltmore<\/b><\/p>\n

      Located in Asheville, N.C., Biltmore was the vision of George W. Vanderbilt.\u00a0 Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, America\u2019s largest home is a 250-room French Renaissance chateau, exhibiting the Vanderbilt family\u2019s original collection of furnishings, art and antiques. Biltmore estate encompasses more than 8,000 acres including renowned gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. Today, Biltmore includes Antler Hill Village, which features the award-winning Winery and Antler Hill Farm; four-star The Inn on Biltmore Estate; the Village Hotel on Biltmore Estate; Equestrian Center; numerous restaurants; event and meeting venues; and Biltmore For Your Home, the company\u2019s licensed products division. To learn more about Biltmore, go to www.biltmore.com<\/a> or call 877-BILTMORE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Here are some additional articles on this year’s trials.
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      • RoseChat Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Nursery Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n
      • The Garden Diary<\/a><\/li>\n
      • South Metro Rose Society Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Spartanburg Herald Journal<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Houston Garden Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n
      • The Capital Rose<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Green Industry Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n