Award of Garden Merit after trial in 2005
List of cultivars and trials reports
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Antirrhinum (from seed) 2004-2005
For the antirrhinum report click here (423KB)AGM (H3) 2005
(Coronette Series) 'Coronette Cherry'
(Double Azalea Series) 'Double Azalea Bronze'
Double Azalea Series) 'Double Azalea Pink'
(Floral Showers Series) 'Floral Showers Deep Bronze'
(Kim Series) 'Kim Rose'
Kim Series) 'Kim Scarlet'
(La Bella Series) 'La Bella Pink'
(La Bella Series) 'La Bella Red'
(La Bella Series) 'La Bella Rose'
(Liberty Classic Series) 'Liberty Classic Light Pink'
(Montego Series) 'Montego Pink'
Existing Awards of Garden Merit
It has been recommended that after this trial the AGM status of the following cultivars be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as they have been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfil the criteria of the award:
Coronette Series, formula mixed
Floral Carpet series, formula mixed
Kim Series, mixed
Sonnet Series, formula mixed
Begonia Rex Cultorum Group
For the begonia report click here (354KB)AGM (H1) 2005
'China Curl'
'Carolina Moon'
'David Blais'
'Dewdrop'
'Emerald Beauty'
'Escargot'
'Fireworks'
'Helen Lewis'
'Ironstone'
'Martin Johnson'
'Midnight Magic'
'Mikado'
'Namur'
'Pink Champagne'
'Princess of Hanover'
'Regal Minuet'
'Rocheart'
'Roi de Roses'
'Sal's Comet'
'Sea Serpent'
'Silver Cloud'
'Silver King'
Subject to availability
'Hilo Holiday'
'Maui Mist'
'Miami Storm'
Existing Awards of Garden Merit
It has been recommended that after this trial the AGM status of the following cultivars be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as they have been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfil the criteria of the award:
'Merry Christmas' AGM (H1) 1993
'Raspberry Swirl' AGM (H1) 1993
Calendula
For the calendula report click here (352KB)No plants were awarded an AGM
Chrysanthemum, garden
For the garden chrysanthemum report click here (612KB)AGM (H3) 2005
Cushion mums
'Boulevard Yellow'
'Foxtrot'
'Matinee'
Sprays
'Claudia'
'Daphne Davis'
'Payton Linda'
'Rita McMahon'
Koreans
'Ruby Mound'
'Sea Urchin'
Subject to availability
Cushion mums
'Braque'
'Cezanne'
'Renoir'
Sprays
'Southway Spartacus'
'Southway Spirit'
Chrysanthemum, late (under glass)
For the late chrysanthemum report click here (954KB)AGM (H2) 2005
Sprays
'Pat Machin'
'Sheena'
Disbuds
'Boulou Bronze'
'Boulou Rose'
'Boulou White'
'Boulou Yellow'
'Boulou Red' (subject to availability)
Clematis alpina and C. macropetala
For the Clematis alpina and C. macropetala report click here (498KB)AGM (H4) 2005
Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'
Clematis 'Ballet Skirt'
Clematis macropetala 'Wesselton'
Clematis 'Pauline'
Reconfirmed
Clematis 'Helsingborg' AGM (H4) 1993
Clematis 'White Columbine' AGM (H4) 1993
Existing Awards of Garden Merit
It has been recommended that after this trial the AGM status of the following cultivars be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as they have been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfil the criteria of the award:
Clematis alpina AGM (H4) 1993
Clematis macropetala 'Markham's Pink' AGM (H4) 1993
Daffodil
For the daffodil report click here (418KB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Beauvallon' Y-ORR
'Le Torch' 4Y-R
'Mint Julep' 3Y-GYY
'Penkivel' 2W-P
'Punchline' 7Y-YYP
'Quasar' 2W-PPR
'Sherborne' 4Y-Y
'Skilliwidden' 2Y-Y
'The Alliance' 6Y-Y
Dahlia
For the dahlia report click here (790KB)AGM (H3) 2005
'Don Hill'
'Gallery Rembrandt'
'Juul's Allstar'
'Lakeland Sunset'
'Lilac Marston'
'Rhonda Suzanne'
'Sascha'
'Teesebrooke Red Eye'
'Trelyn Rhiannon'
'Twyning's Chocolate'
'Twyning's Pink Fish'
'Twyning's Smartie'
Award of Merit for Exhibition (AM/E 2005)
'Lakeland Sunset'
'Rhonda Suzanne'
'Ryecroft Jan'
'Weston Tea Time'
Delphinium
For the delphinium report click here (208KB)No plants were awarded an AGM; further assessment will be carried out in 2006.
Dianthus 2005
Carnation, border
For the border carnation report click here (109KB)AGM (H4)
'Chesswood Barbara Arif'
'Chesswood Lidgett'
'Chesswood Beryl James'
Pinks, miniature & dwarf
For the miniature & dwarf pinks report click here (89KB)AGM (H4)
'Starry Eyes'
Carnation, perpetual-flowering
For the perpetual-flowering carnations report click here (98KB)AGM (H3)
'Komachi'
Fuchsia, hardy 1999-2004
For the hardy fuchsia report click here (189KB)(AGM H3-4 2005)
'Baby Blue Eyes'
'Bernisser Hardy'
'Conspicua'
'Corallina'
'David'
'Howlett's Hardy'
'John E. Caunt'
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Aurea'
Fuchsia magellanica 'Thompsonii'
'Mercurius'
'Saturnus'
Existing Award of Garden Merit hardy fuchsias
* indicates a recommendation that after this trial their AGM status should be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as they have been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfil the criteria of the award.
'Achievement' *
'Alice Hoffman'
'Alison Patricia'
'Army Nurse'
'Brutus'
'Chillerton Beauty'
'Dark Eyes' *
'Display' *
'Doctor Foster'
'Dollar Princess'
'Empress of Prussia'
'Flash'
'Foxgrove Wood' *
'Garden News'
'Genii'
'Hawkshead'
'Heidi Ann' *
'Herald' *
'Jomam'
'Lady Thumb'
'Lena'
'Liebriez'
'Madame Cornélissen' *
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Variegata' *
'Margaret Brown'
'Margaret' *
'Mrs Popple'
'Mrs W P Wood' *
'Phyllis'
'Prosperity' *
'Riccartonii'
'Rose of Castile Improved'
'Rufus' *
'Snowcap' *
'Son of Thumb'
'Tom Thumb'
'White Pixie' *
Geranium, hardy Stage II
For the hardy geranium Stage II report click here (1.15MB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Anne Thompson'
Blue Sunrise 'Blogold'
'Dilys'
G. endressii 'Castle Drogo'
'Ivan'
G. oxonianum 'Beholder's Eye'
'Patricia'
G. sanguineum 'Ankum's Pride'
G. sanguineum 'Aviemore'
G. sanguineum var. striatum 'Splendens'
Reconfirmed
'Ann Folkard' AGM (H4) 1993
G. psilostemon AGM (H4) 1993
G. sanguineum 'Album' AGM (H4) 1993
Existing Awards of Garden Merit
It has been recommended that after this trial the AGM status of the following cultivars be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as they have been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfil the criteria of the award:
G. x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
G. sanguineum var. striatum
Hamamelis
For the hamamelis report click here (605KB)AGM (H4) 2005
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Angelly'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Aphrodite'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Aurora'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Vesna'
Hamamelis mollis 'Jermyns Gold'
Reconfirmed
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold AGM (H4) 1997
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' AGM (H4) 1993
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' AGM (H4) 1993
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'
AGM (H4) 1993
Iris 2005
I. sibirica
For the Iris sibirica report click here (300KB)AGM (H4)
'Hohe Warte'
'Viel Creme'
'Shakers Prayer'
'Simple Gifts'
'Tiki Bird'
'Wealden Butterfly'
'Peter Hewitt'
'Spencer'
Wetland
For the wetland iris report click here (255KB)AGM (H4)
I. ensata 'Frilled Enchantment'
I. ensata 'Alpine Majesty'
I. laevigata 'Regal Surprise'
I. x robusta 'Dark Aura'
I. x sibcolor 'Tango Music'
I. x sibcolor Sdg. SV4 (subject to naming and availability)
I. x sibcolor 'Mainestream Spring' (subject to availability)
I. x sibcolor'Mainestream Tempest' (subject to availability)
Matthiola incana (Brompton and East Lothian stocks) 2004-2005
For the stocks report click here (184KB)No plants were awarded an AGM
Papaver nudicaule (Iceland poppy)
For the Iceland poppy report click here (255KB)AGM (H4) 2005
Gartenzwerg Group (Garden Gnome Series)
'Matador'
'Solar Fire Orange'
'Summer Breeze Orange'
Petunia, trailing (from seed)
For the trailing petunia from seed report click here (450KB)AGM (H3) 2005
(Explorer Series) 'Explorer Pink'
(Explore Series) 'Explorer Purple'
(Ramblin' Series) 'Ramblin' Nu Blue'
(Wave Series) 'Wave Lavender'
(Wave Series) 'Wave Pink Improved'
(Wave Series) 'Wave Purple' (syn. 'Purple Wave')
Rhododendron yakushimanum hybrids
For the Rhododendron yakushimanum report click here (470KB)AGM (H4) 2005
R. 'Crete'
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Edelweiss'
R. 'Ken Janek'
R. Lady Romsey'
R. 'Marietta'
R. 'Porzellan'
R. yakushimanum 'Schneekissen'
R. 'Schneekrone'
R. 'Silberwolke'
R. 'Silver Jubilee'
Existing Awards of Garden Merit
It has been recommended that after this trial the AGM status of the following cultivar be reviewed as part of the AGM review in 2012 as it has been superseded by improved cultivars, or in some other way no longer fulfils the criteria of the award:
R. 'Marion Street' AGM (H4) 1993
Sweet pea
For the sweet pea report click here (573KB)RFA 2005
'Chance'
'Chris Harrod'
'Pink Pleasure' (subject to availability)
'Solway Ballerina'
'Solway Classic'
'Solway Sapphire'
'White cupid'
Seedling 317/04 (subject to naming and availability)
Tropaeolum (nasturtium)
For the nasturtium report click here (208KB)AGM (H3) 2005
(Tip Top Alaska Series)'Tip Top Alaska Scarlet'
Tip Top Alaska Series, mixed (Tutti Frutti mixed)
Vegetables
Beetroot
For the beetroot report click here (532KB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Action'
'Alto' F1
'Bikores'
'Boro' F1
'Cheltenham Green Top'
'Detroit 6 Rubidus'
'Solo' F1
Reconfirmed
'Forono' F1 AGM (H3) 1993
'Pablo' F1 AGM (H3) 1993
'Wodan' F1 AGM (H3) 1993
Brussels sprouts
For the Brussels sprouts report click here (645KB)AGM (H4) 2006
'Abacus' F1
'Braveheart' F1
'Diablo' F1
'Eclipsus' F1
'Genius' F1
'Maximus' F1
'Montgomery' F1
'Nelson' F1
'Oliver' F1
'Silverline' F1
Reconfirmed
'Igor' F1 (H4) 1993
'Romulus' F1 (H4) 1993
Subject to availability
'Dominator' F1
'Mistral' F1
'Petrus'
'Valencia' F1
Carrot, late main crop, excluding Nantes and Amsterdams
For the carrot report click here (307KB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Bangor' F1
'Carson' F1
'Eskimo' F1
'Indiana' F1
'Maestro' F1
'Sugarsnax 54' F1
Subject to availability
'Campestra'
'Kamaran' F1
'Kathmandu' F1
'Nepal' F1
'Nipomo' F1
Subject to naming & availability
SK4-316 F1
Cauliflower, coloured & romanesco types for autumn heading
For the cauliflower report click here (195KB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Cheddar' F1
'Emeraude' F1
'Graffiti' F1
'Veronica' F1
Subject to availability
'Collage' F1
'Vitaverde' F1
'White Gold' F1
Cauliflower, spring heading 2004-2005
For the cauliflower report click here (42KB)AGM (H4) 2005
'Aalsmeer'
'Evita'
'Patriot'
'Prestige'
Reconfirmed
'Christingle' (H4) 1997
'Jerome' (H4) 1997
'Martian' (H4) 1997
Subject to availability
'Cameron'
'Needles'
'Tempest'
Subject to naming & availability
TZ 3008
TZ 3042
Celery
For the celery report click here (477KB)AGM (H3) 2005
'Granada' F1
'Loretta'
'Octavius' F1
Reconfirmed
'Tango' (H3) 2001
'Victoria' F1 (H3) 1994
Subject to availability
'Nevada' F1
Subject to naming & availability
SSC 1372 F1
Fennel
For the fennel report click here (357KB)AGM (H3) 2005
'Amigo' F1
'Pronto' F1
'Victorio' F1
Subject to availability
'Orion' F1
'Romy' F1
Onion, red
For the onion report click here (93KB)AGM (H3) 2005
'Red Baron'
'Red Spark' F1
Subject to availability
'Granata'
'Rossana'
'Vernina di Firenze' (sent as and a synonym of 'Rossa di Firenze' AGM (H3) 2005)
Peas, late
For the pea report click here (41KB)AGM (H3) 2005
'Balmoral'
'Dorian'
'Greensage'
'Jaguar'
'Serge'
'Starlight'
Reconfirmed
'Hurst Green Shaft' (H3) 1993
'Kelvedon Wonder' (H3) 1997
Subject to availability
'Birgit'
Pepper, sweet, including long-fruited grown in a plastic tunnel
For the sweet pepper report click here (407KB)AGM (H2) 2005
'Atris' F1
'Calimero' F1
'Corno di Toro Rosso'
'Diablo' F1
'Friggitello'
'Gourmet'
'Mohawk' F1
'Redskin' F1
'Sweet Spot' F1
'Topboy'
'Topepo Rosso'
'Topgirl'
Reconfirmed
'Ace' F1 (H2) 1998
'Ariane' F1 (H2)
'Bell Boy' F1 (H2)
'Gypsy' (H2) 1993
Subject to availability
'Jolly Giallo' F1
'Marconi Red Patio'
'Vesna' F1
'White Cloud Improved'
Subject to naming & availability
ACX 1003
AGM review
When the Society re-instituted the AGM in 1992, it was decided that all awards would be reviewed by its Standing and Joint Committees after 10 years.
The first such review took place in 2002. Every plant on the list was re-assessed by the appropriate committee; some 1,200 plants that no longer met the AGM criteria lost the award, while nearly 900 plants were added to the list.
Awards were rescinded for a number of reasons. Some plants (e.g. Allium moly) had been superseded by newer cultivars; some (e.g. Pyracantha 'Watereri') were more susceptible to pests or diseases than originally thought; others were no longer available, or only available as inferior stock. In many cases, plants were deleted from the list because they had performed badly during RHS trials.
The list of additions, on the other hand, included plants that had become much more popular and widely available since 1992, such as Verbena bonariensis, Phyllostachys vivax ‘Aureocaulis’ and Leycesteria formosa, as well as improved selections such as Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ (which superseded R. sanguineum ‘Tydeman’s White’).
The next AGM review is due in 2012. Once again, the intention will be to keep the AGM list as practical and up to date as possible.