QBARS - v34n3 American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

Names and descriptions of new American varieties (clones) will be published after the requirements for registration are met. You are urged to submit proposed names to the A.R.S. Plant Registrar before they are actually used. There are thousands of names already in use and a name to be registered must not have been used before and must meet the requirements of the International Code of Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants - 1969. Requests to register names must be submitted with A.R.S. Plant Registration Cards, completed as fully as possible to the A.R.S. Plant Registrar, Edwin K. Parker,  Astoria, OR. A $2.00 FEE IS CHARGED FOR EACH NAME REGISTERED, and should accompany the completed registration. Proposed names and descriptions will be checked by the A.R.S. Plant Registrar and then sent to the International Rhododendron Registrar for final approval and registration. Refer to A.R.S. Quarterly Jan. '74, Vol. 28, No. 1, p. 21 for additional information on registration. Color designations below refer to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1966, unless otherwise stated.

ANNE HENNY : 'Avalanche' x R. calophytum (pink selection). Cross (1951) by Anne Henny, raised by John Henny, later by Lester Brandt (until 1967); then by Carl G. Heller, M.D., Poulsbo, WA. Introduced by Dr. Heller. Buds deep pink. Flowers widely funnel-campanulate, 9 cm. across x 4.5 cm. long, with 5 wavy lobes, Red Group 56A (Neyron Rose), fading through 56D to white, with dorsal, 2 cm. Red Purple Group 59A (Ruby Red) blotch and Red Group 53A (Cardinal Red) peripheral spotting to 3 cm. Calyx 0.3 cm., Yellow Green Group 154C. Truss 23 cm. across x 15 cm. tall, dome-shaped, with 15 flowers. Leaves held 3 years, 26 cm. x 7 cm., narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, apiculate, cuneate, glabrous, Yellow Green Group 137A. Plant upright, branching moderately, 14' tall x 16' wide in 28 years. Blooms in Late March, early April. Hardy to at least 12° F.
ARAVIR : R. konori x ['Pink Delight' (a 19th century unregistered Veitch clone) x R. jasminiflorum ]. The pollen parent is unregistered but has been called Nancy Adler Miller. Cross (1971) by Peter Sullivan (Strybing Arboretum). Raised (after 1971) and introduced (1977) by William A. Moynier, Los Angeles, CA. Flowers tubular funnel-shaped (tube long, narrow), 2¼" across x 2½" long with 6 (sometimes 5), wavy to frilled lobes, very fragrant, white. Calyx negligible. Truss 5½" across x 4" high, dome-shaped, with 7-10 flowers. Leaves held 3-4 years, 2¾" x 1½", elliptic, obtuse, cuneate, grossly glabrous, dull, Green Group 137A, flat, under surface with tiny, closely spaced, brown scales. Plant rounded, branching moderately, 2' x 2' in 8 years. Blooms November through March. Hardy to at least 32° F.
CALAVAR : R. konori x R. zoelleri . Cross (1971) by Peter Sullivan (Strybing Arboretum). Raised (after 1971) and introduced (1978) by William A. Moynier, Los Angeles, CA. Flowers of good substance, tubular funnel-shaped, 3¼" x 3¼", with 6 wavy lobes, very fragrant, Red Group 52B (Carmine) with Yellow Group 10C (Barium Yellow) throat and Yellow Group 2C reverse. Calyx negligible. Truss 7" across x 3½" high, flat, with 4-6 (mostly 5) flowers. Leaves held 3-4 years, 4½" x 2½", broadly elliptic, obtuse, rounded, glabrous, glossy, Green Group 139A, under surface with tiny, closely spaced, golden brawn to brown scales. Plant broad, branching well, 22" tall x 30" wide in 9 years. Blooms January through March. Hardy to at least 32° F.
CLIPSIE : 'Dr. Herman Sleumer' x [Pink Delight (a 19th century unregistered Veitch clone) x R. jasminiflorum ]. The pollen parent is unregistered but has been called Nancy Adler Miller. Cross (1971) by Peter Sullivan (Strybing Arboretum). Raised (after 1972) and introduced (1977) by William A. Moynier, Los Angeles, CA. Flowers tubular funnel-shaped, 2" across x 1¾" long, with 5-6 frilled lobes, fragrant, Red Group 56D with ± 1/16" slightly darker pink lobe edging and pink; 3/16" long rays at intersections of lobes. Calyx negligible. Truss 4½" across x 3" high, dome-shaped, lax, with 6-8 flowers. Leaves held 3 years, 2¼" x 1½", elliptic to narrowly obovate, mostly obtuse (some acute), cuneate to rounded, flat to concave, grossly glabrous, glossy, Green Group 139A, under surface with tiny, closely spaced; golden to brown scales. Plant semi-dwarf, broad, branching moderately, 1' tall x 2' wide in 8 years. Blooms Sept. through Dec. Hardy to at least 32° F.
EDGEMONT: An Everitt Dexter F2 (open pollinated). Seed collected at the Everitt Estate (1945) by George Gillies, who grew the young seedlings. Raised (after 1951) by the Arthur H. Scott Horticultural Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, and Dr. John C. Wister, who named the plant. Introduced (c. 1965) and registered by Scott Foundation. Described by Gertrude S. Wister. Detailed historical information and picture (Plate 16, large plant in center bottom) may be found in Hybrids and Hybridizers, Rhododendrons and Azaleas for Eastern North America , Edited by Livingston and West, 1978. Synonym: Sw. 60134. Flowers of good substance, openly funnel-shaped, 4" across with 7 wavy lobes, very fragrant, light purplish pink 5RP 8/5 (Nickerson), deeper on reverse (almost 5RP 7/9), no markings, throat pale greenish yellow. Calyx ⅛", green. Truss 4½" across x 5" high, ball-shaped, with 10 flowers. Floriferous. Leaves held 2 years, 4½-5½" x 2¼-2½", elliptic to broadly elliptic, apiculate to mucronate, rounded, flat, glabrous, moderate olive green. Plant broad, rounded, branching well, 8' tall x 16' wide in 35 years. Blooms the first 2 weeks of May. Hardy to at least -5° F.
MOONLIGHT BAY : An Everitt Dexter F2 (open pollinated). Seed collected at the Dexter Estate (1945) by George Gillies, who grew the young seedlings. Raised (after 1951) by the Arthur H. Scott Horticultural Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, and Dr. John C. Wister, who named the plant. Introduced (c. 1965) and registered by Scott Foundation. Described by Gertrude S. Wister. Detailed historical information may be found in Hybrids and Hybridizers, Rhododendrons and Azaleas for Eastern North America , edited by Livingston and West, 1978. Synonym: Sw. 60133. Flowers of good substance, openly funnel-shaped, 4" across x 2" long, with 7 wavy lobes, fragrant, pale pink 2.5 13 9/3 (Nickerson) with faint yellow suffusion in throat (overall effect is pale apricot), no markings. Calyx ⅛", green. Truss 5" x 5", ball-shaped, with 7-9 flowers. Free flowering. Leaves held 2 years, 4½-5" x 2⅛ - 2⅜" narrowly obovate, apiculate to mucronate, rounded, flat, glabrous, moderate olive green 5GY 413. Plant broad, rounded, branching moderately, 9' tall x 12' wide in 35 years. Blooms early May. Hardy to at least -5° F.
MOONWOOD : R. konori x [Pink Delight (a 19th century unregistered Veitch clone) x R. jasminiflorum ]. The pollen parent is unregistered but has been called Nancy Adler Miller. Cross (1971) by Peter Sullivan (Strybing Arboretum). Raised (after 1971) and introduced (1978) by William A. Moynier, Los Angeles, CA. Flowers tubular funnel-shaped (tube narrow), 1¾" x 1¾", with 5 wavy lobes, very fragrant, Yellow White Group 158C with throat 158A (Chrome Yellow). Calyx negligible. Truss 5" across x 3½" high, ball- to dome-shaped, with 12 flowers. Free flowering. Leaves held 3 years, 3¼" x 1½", elliptic, obtuse, cuneate, grossly glabrous, glossy Green Group 137A, convex, under surface with tiny, closely spaced, golden brown to brown scales. Plant rounded, branching well, 2' x 2' in 8 years. Blooms Nov. through Feb. Hardy to at least 32° F.
ROSE POINT : 'Dido' x R. williamsianum . Cross (c. 1965) by Halfdan Lem. Flat of seedlings raised by Elmer Fisher and some of these later by Lawrence Pierce. Selected and named by Pierce. Introduced by Elmer Fisher. Registered by James A. Elliott, Astoria, OR. Described by Elliott and Ed Parker. Buds Red Purple Group 63B. Flowers openly funnel-shaped, 2½-3" across x 1½" long, with 7 evenly rounded to slightly wavy lobes, Red Purple Group 63C (Spiraea Red) at lobe edges and in stripes toward throat from lobe intersections, shading lighter between, 2 dorsal stripes are slightly darker than 63C, no markings, reverse 63C. Calyx 1/16" very light yellowish green. Truss 5" across x 3" high, lax, dome-shaped, with 7 flowers. Floriferous. Leaves held 2 years, 1¾-2¾" x 1¼-2", broadly elliptic, obtuse with apiculus, cordate (some slightly oblique), slightly convex near edges, glabrous, dull, near Yellow Green Group 147A, petioles dark maroon. Plant broad, rounded, semi dwarf, branching well, 30" tall x 48" wide in 10 years, grows horizontally following ground and also vertically making a dense mound. Blooms in mid April. Hardy to at least 10° F.
SHASTA : R. konori x [Pink Delight (a 19th century unregistered Veitch clone) x R. jasminiflorum ]. The pollen parent is unregistered but has been called Nancy Adler Miller. Cross (1971) and raised (until 1976) by Peter Sullivan (Strybing Arboretum). Then raised and introduced (1977) by William A. Moynier, Los Angeles, CA. Flowers tubular funnel-shaped (long, narrow tube) 2¼" across x 2½" long, with 5-7 wavy lobes, very fragrant, white. Calyx negligible. Truss 7" across x 3½" high, flat to dome-shaped, with 6-10 (usually 8-9) flowers. Floriferous. Leaves held 4 years, 3" x 1¾", elliptic, obtuse, cuneate to rounded, grossly glabrous, glossy, Green Group 137A, concave, under surface with tiny, closely spaced, golden brown, barely visible scales. Plant broad rounded, branching well, 27" tall x 42" wide in 8 years. Blooms Dec. through Feb. Hardy to at least 32° F.

SNOW SHIMMER : R. discolor x ( R. maximum x R. discolor ) (Sw. 9015-2). Cross (1958), raised (with Dr. John C. Winter, who named the plant), introduced (1974), and registered by Arthur H. Scott Horticultural Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Described by Gertrude S. Wister. Synonym: Sw. 58-369-1. Flowers of good substance, widely funnel-shaped, 4" across x 2¾" long, with 7 wavy lobes, very fragrant, white, throat with pale yellow glow, paler than brilliant greenish yellow 10Y 9/9 (Nickerson), greener at base of dorsal lobe, no markings, reverse with pale yellow glow at base and faint pinkish stripe down each lobe. Calyx ⅛", near white. Truss 7" x 7", ball shaped, with + 10 flowers. Floriferous. Leaves held 2 years, 5-6½" x 1⅜"-2", narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, apiculate, cuneate, flat, glabrous, moderate olive green. 5GY 4/3. New growth is greenish-brown. Plant upright, broad, branching moderately, 8' tall x 9' wide in 22 years. Blooms in mid June. Hardy to at least -5° F.
SPARKLING JEWEL : R. discolor x R. fortunei seedling (Sw. 12499-13). Cross (1958), raised (with Dr. John C. Wister, who named the plant), introduced (1974), and registered by Arthur H. Scott Horticultural Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Described by Gertrude S. Wister. Synonym: Sw. 58-367-11. Buds very pale pink, flushed yellow. Flowers openly funnel-shaped, 4" across x 2½" long, with 7 wavy lobes, very fragrant, white with small dorsal area in throat of indistinct pale green spotting over yellow, reverse with pale yellow glow at base. Calyx 3/16", tinged dull rose. Truss 8" x 8", ball-shaped, with + 11 flowers. Leaves held 2 years, 6½" x 2⅛-2¼", narrowly elliptic to elliptic, apiculate, cuneate, flat, glabrous, moderate yellow green 5GY 5/6 (Nickerson). Plant upright, branching moderately, 8' tall x 5' wide in 22 years. Blooms late May, early June. Hardy to at least -5° F.
WESTDALE : R. maximum x R. discolor . Cross (1953), raised (with Dr. John C. Wister, who named the plant), introduced (1975), and registered by Arthur H. Scott Horticultural Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Described by Gertrude S. Wister. Synonyms: Frontier, Sw. 53-602-2. Buds deep purplish pink 7.5 RP 6/ 12 (Nickerson). Flowers funnel-shaped, 2¾" across x 1¾" long with 5 wavy lobes, pale to light purplish pink 7.5 RP 9/2-8/5 with 2 small, slightly diffused, moderate reddish brown 7.5 R 3/6 flares on faint yellow area in dorsal lobe sector, stripes of light purplish pink down reverse of each lobe. Calyx ¼", near red. Truss 6" across x. 5" high, ball-shaped, with 20 flowers. Leaves held 2 years, 7¼" x 2-2¼", narrowly elliptic, apiculate, cuneate, flat, glabrous, moderate olive green 5GY 4/3. New growth moderate reddish-brown 7.5 R 3/6 (copper). Plant rounded, branching moderately, 9' x 9' in 27 years. Blooms last 2 weeks of June. Hardy to at least -5° F.

by Elliot Garner