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Announcing the 2027 Winners of the American Garden Rose Selections

By American Garden Rose Selections|October 2, 2026

The American Garden Rose Selections™ (AGRS) program has announced its 2027 award-winning roses, recognizing seven exceptional varieties for outstanding performance in independent trial gardens across multiple regions of the U.S.

Roses are evaluated over a two-year period in six geographic regions, with independent judges assessing disease resistance, flowering, bloom form, fragrance, rebloom, hardiness, vigor, foliage, plant habit, and overall garden performance.

The 2027 American Garden Rose Selections Winners

The 2027 AGRS winners are:

1. Easy Bee-zy™ Knock Out®

Introduced by Star Roses and Plants.

Regional Choice Award winner in five regions:

  1. Northeast
  2. Northwest
  3. Southeast
  4. Southwest
  5. South Central

2. Fine Gold

Introduced by Altman Plants.

Regional Choice Award winner in four regions:

  1. Northeast
  2. Northwest
  3. South Central
  4. Southwest

3. Orange Glow™ Knock Out®

Introduced by Star Roses and Plants.

Regional Choice Award winner in four regions:

  1. North Central
  2. Northeast
  3. Northwest
  4. Southwest

4. True Confidence

Introduced by Altman Plants.

Regional Choice Award winner in five regions:

  1. North Central
  2. Northeast
  3. Northwest
  4. South Central
  5. Southwest

5. Virginia’s Song

Introduced by Antique Rose Emporium.

Regional Choice Award winner in four regions:

  1. North Central
  2. Northeast
  3. Northwest
  4. Southwest

6. Yellow Freedom

Introduced by Spring Hill Nursery.

Regional Choice Award winner in three regions:

  1. Northeast
  2. Northwest
  3. Southwest

7. Xenna

Introduced by the Antique Rose Emporium.

Regional Choice Award winner in three regions:

  1. Northwest
  2. South Central
  3. Southwest

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“When choosing a rose, gardeners need to know which roses have performed well in gardens like theirs. That’s what AGRS is designed to do,” says Pat Shanley, Chair of the American Garden Rose Selections.

AGRS encourages gardeners, retailers, and landscape professionals to explore these award-winning varieties and experience firsthand the power of a well-chosen rose.

To view the 2026 American Garden Rose Selections winners, click here.

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American Garden Rose Selections was established to recognize and recommend the best garden-worthy rose varieties for the various regions of the U.S. through testing. Its goal is to provide objective and reliable information to rose gardeners. AGRS is a true national rose trial in the United States that tests the same roses in gardens all around the country and is considered to be the national rose trial program successor to the All America Rose Selections trials, which ran from 1940 to 2013. See all author stories here.