The King has bestowed the name "Queen Suthida" on a new rose variety in honor of the Queen's 4th cycle birthday anniversary.
His Majesty the King graciously bestowed the name "Queen Suthida" on a new rose variety to honor Her Majesty the Queen on the auspicious occasion of her 4th cycle birthday on 3 June 2026, and to bring good fortune to Thailand's new rose. This rose was officially registered as Royal 3 (Rosa hybrid ‘Royal 3’) by the Department of Agriculture on 24 May 2024.
The naming was announced during the 2/2569 Royal Project Foundation Executive Committee meeting on 16 June 2026 at Reception Building 606, Sanam Suea Pa, Royal Palace. The meeting was chaired by General Kampanat Rudit, Privy Councillor, with Admiral Pongthep Nuthep, Privy Councillor, Lieutenant Colonel Somchai Kanjanamani, Vice Chairman, and Rapeepat Chantrasriwong, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, as Executive Committee members of the Royal Project Foundation. Supporting staff from the Royal Project Development Center and related committees also attended. The chairman informed the meeting of this royal graciousness.
This new rose breeding began in 2018 by the Royal Project Foundation. It is a hybrid between the Ocean Song rose (mother) and the Nightingale rose (father) conducted at Khun Huai Haeng Research Unit, Royal Agricultural Research Station, Inthanon, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai. Its scientific name is Rosa 'Royal 3', belonging to the Rosaceae family and classified as an ornamental flowering plant.
Stem and branches: upright stem with green thorns, young shoots are red, height about 52-67 centimeters, with approximately 6-8 branches.
Leaves: pinnate compound leaves, medium dark green, about 10 centimeters wide and 16 centimeters long, slightly wavy leaf edges, wedge-shaped leaf base, serrated margins.
Flowers: single blooms with layered petals, buds 1.4–1.8 centimeters wide, fully open flowers 7.0–9.7 centimeters wide, sepals narrow and pointed with slight spreading, five sepals, asymmetrical round petals about 4.4 centimeters wide and 4.5 centimeters long, with slightly wavy and scalloped edges, petals curl slightly when fully open.