The World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) is an umbrella association of (as of 2015) 39-member countries' national rose societies.
Although founded in 1968 in London by 8 constituent countries' rose societies, the WFRS did not have a first meeting until 1971, held in New Zealand.
The WFRS maintains or oversees: a Rose Hall of Fame as well as an Old Rose Hall of Fame (an entry in which has been characterised as an honour "as coveted as Michelin's four stars" for rose aficionados); a World Rose directory; a Rose Locator Database targeting the location of rose cultivars; a Breeder's Club; a "garden of excellence" award; the selection of "world's favourite rose" by vote of delegates of its member-countries; a World Rose Show held every three years; and collects world news on the subject of roses. It also publishes an annual Rose Directory and a bi-annual World Rose News bulletin.
Members Society countrySociety nameYear establishedKorea Rose Society2009 Rose Society of Argentina1951National Rose Society of Australia1972Österreichische Rosenfreunde in derÖsterreichischen Gartenbau-GesellschaftN/ASociété Royale Nationale 'Les Amis de la Rose'/Koninklijke Nationale Maatschappij "De Vrienden van de Roos"1926Bermuda Rose Society1954Canadian Rose Society1913Asociación Chilena de la Rosa1998Chinese Rose Society1986Czech Rosa Club1968 Det Danske Rosenselskab/The Danish Rose Society (DDRS)1968 Suomen Ruususeura r.y. - Finska Rosensällskapet r.f.1989Société Française des Roses1896 Gesellschaft Deutscher Rosenfreunde e.V.1883 Royal National Rose Society1876 The Hellenic Rose Society1996Hungarian Rose-Friends Society --Icelandic Rose Society (IRS)2002Indian Rose Federation1979 The Wohl Rose Park of Jerusalem --Associazione Italiana della Rosa1964 Japan Rose Society(日本ばら会)1948 Lëtzebuerger Rousefrënn /Association Grand-Ducale des Amis de la Rose /Luxembourg Rose Society1980 Société des Roses de Monaco --De Nederlandse Rozenvereniging1966 New Zealand Rose Society1931 Rose Society of Northern Ireland1964 Norwegian Rose Society1982 Pakistan National Rose Society --Asociatia Amicii Rozelor din Romania1990 Russian Association of Rosarians2007 Royal Serbian Rose Society(Kraljevsko Udruzenje Ljubitelja Ruza Srbije)2008 Slovak National Rose Society --Drustvo Ljubiteljev Vrtnic Slovenije (Slovenian Rose Society) --Federation of Rose Societies of South Africa1980 Asociación Española de la Rose1996 Svenska Rosensällskapet/The Swedish Rose Society1987 Gesellschaft Schweizerischer Rosenfreunde (GSRF)1959 American Rose Society1892 Asociación Uruguaya de la Rosa1983Portland Rose Society1889
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