How do roses like the 'Peace' Rose get their names, what agency or group picks their names?

I'm trying to find out how cultivated roses as shown in nursery catalogs get their names, especially when they're named for a person, such as the 'Queen Elisabeth' or 'Princess Diana' roses.

How do roses like the 'Peace' Rose get their names, what agency or group picks their names?
I can tell you how the Peace Rose got it's name...it was a piece that was very illegally smuggled out of france via italy..due to the impending german advancement on france during wwII...but as far as the other names go ..sorry I'm not sure who approves them. You might try the American Rose Society.
Reply:Yes, whoever creates the hybrid gets to name it. You can also have a rose named for someone if you have the $$$.
Reply:Those are all "patent roses." That means that they were developed either by an individual or a company tht specializes in rose development. They name them and supposedly you cannot propagate more, but that is hard to stop. YOu can take a long reed and put it into the ground holding it down into the dirt with either a stone or a bent coat hanger wire. It will root on its own and you can cut it off from the main plant and plant that somewhere else if you want.





Most patent roses do not have rose roots. They usually use either raspberry root stock or blackberry root stock because of the strength of the root system. They do that by grafting, so if you have a large blackberry vine or a raspberry vine, you can cut it back and graft a cutting into that and keep removing the blackberry/raspberry vine until the rose attachment takes over.
Reply:He who cultivates the rose, names it. Often using personal or national events for floral commemoration. `Peace` was famously chosen to mark the end of WW11 hostilities, and of course `Royal` associations are very popular, and I believe protocol usually requires that the royal personage is informed/consulted on the naming. With the UK royal family this is never a problem as they are all very fond of our horticultural heritage. Many growers will often add information regarding their named varieties, ie, David Austin, Harkness, etc telling us that wives, workers, villages, and celeb`s, have received the honour of commemoration. The opportunity for individuals to choose a name for a Rose is available on-line. A vast subject, worthy of a large book !
Reply:whomever develops a new variety gets to name it