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World Federation of Rose Societies • SWEDEN
SWEDEN • Svenska RosensÄllskapet
COUNTRY:...........................SWEDEN
ROSE SOCIETY INFORMATION for 2012
OFFICIAL NAME:................Svenska Rosensällskapet
Address: .....................Batterigatan 2F, 3v
S-415 01 Gothenburg
Sweden
Telephone: ................. (Country Code: 46) 031-21 96 70
Email:.........................srs@svenskros.se
Website: .....................www.svenskros.se
Contact:......................President – Ms. Henny Johansson
Secretary – Ms. Kerstin Bergman
The Swedish Rose Society was founded in 1987. There are approximately 1250 members,
many organized in one of the 12 local groups located from Skåne in the south to Medelpad in the
north. The groups have their own program activities and meetings, advertised in Rosenbladet and on
the society homepage. The Swedish Rose Society is also a member of the Nordic Rose Society.
Rosenbladet is issued four times a year, in February, April, August and November. This
journal is the most important membership benefit and is all in colour. Because Sweden is such a long
country with very diverse climatic conditions, the journal aims at giving advice on rose growing to
members from all parts of the country. For instance, it includes an annual survey sent in by members,
evaluating the health and hardiness of their roses.
In addition, the society organizes conferences, lectures and tours to public and private rose
gardens in Sweden and abroad.
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Swedish Biodiversity Centre, is
responsible for the work related to POM, Programme for Diversity of Cultivated Plants. This
programme aims at identifying and preserving cultivated plants in general. The rose project, started
during 2004, aims at identifying and preserving old cultivated roses in Sweden. The Swedish Rose
Society and its members, together with rose gardens, botanic gardens, museums, etc., take a large
part in this work by identifying and locating cultivated roses that can be of interest for POM.
Fees: 225 SEK per year
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