QBARS - v19n3 American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

Note: It is proposed to print the names and brief description of new American varieties which meet the requirements for registration. The names must be accompanied by descriptions of the varieties and must meet the requirements of the International Registration Authority (Dr. H. R. Fletcher, Royal Botanic Garden. Edinburgh, Registrar) before they are eligible for A.R.S. registry. Only clones will be registered, no group names. In the formula giving the parentage, the female parent is written first. We hope, whenever possible to indicate the probable size of the bush at 10 years of age. Unless otherwise specified the person's name, following the cross, indicates the one who made the cross, did the selecting, and introduced, or plans to introduce the variety.  Breeders are urged to submit proposed names to the Registrar of the A.R.S., Dr. J. Harold Clarke, Long Beach, Wash., 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 other requirements of the A.R.S. Code of Nomenclature.

CAROUSEL - R. carolinianum x R. saluenense , bred and introduced by Mr. and Mrs. James Caperci, Rainier Mt. Alpine Gardens, Seattle, Wash. Upright spreading plant, to 29 in. high by 41 in. wide in 20 years. Leaves dark green, very scaly beneath, elliptic with cuneate base, to 1½ in. long by ⅞ in. wide. Flowers lavender-pink with spotted throat, 5-lobed, to 1 in. wide, anthers brown, stigma reddish brown, calyx and pedicel slightly pubescent, to 10 flowers per truss.

DEBIJO - R. carolinianum x R. saluenense , raised and introduced by Mr. and Mrs. James Caperci, Rainier Mt. Alpine Gardens, Seattle, Wash. Upright spreading shrub, 20 in. high by 30 in. wide in 15 years. Leaves ovate, base cuneate, apex acute, midrib prominent, some scales on under surface, to 2 in. long by ¾ in. wide. Flowers funnel campanulate, lavender purple, 1 in. wide, upper throat spotted brown, brown anthers and red style pubescent at the base, 7 to 8 per truss.

DEL JAMES - Named and introduced by Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Bowman, Fort Bragg, Cal. This is a select form of R. taggianum received from Del James in 1949 who had received it as a scion from England in 1947. Flowers funnel campanulate, broad tube with basal pouches, white with chrome yellow blotch in the throat, rose-pink in bud, to 3½ in. long by 3½ in. wide in a loose truss of 2 to 5. Very fragrant. Sepals large, foliaceous. Plant erect, straggly, to 8 ft. in 10 years.

HAZEL SMITH - An azaleodendron, R. occidentale x 'Corona', raised and introduced by Vernon Wyatt, Union, Wash. Plant 5 ft, high by 5 ft. across in 14 years, rounded, semi-compact. Leaves to 4 in. by 1¼ in. twisted. Flowers white with large blotch of chrysanthemum crimson, HCC 824/3, funnel campanulate, to 2 in. wide in an upright truss with 16 to 18 flowers. Late May.

KIM - R. campylogynum x R. cremastum , raised and introduced by Mr. and Mrs. James Caperci, Rainier Mt. Alpine Gardens, Seattle, Wash. Plant spreading, to 8 in. high by 10 in. wide in 7 years. Leaves lower surface glabrous, new growth slightly pubescent, to 1 in. long by ½ in. wide, obovate elliptic, base cuneate. Flowers tubular campanulate, pink fading to yellow, ¾ in. wide by ¾ in. long, stamens pubescent, anthers brown, stigma green, calyx bright green, ½ in. long, slightly pubescent. 2 to 4 flowers per truss.

LARTAG - Named and introduced by Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Bowman, Fort Bragg, Cal. This plant has been grown for many years in the Pacific Northwest as R. taggianum but is evidently a hybrid, secured from H. L. Larson of Tacoma. A very floriferous, spreading and drooping bush, to 6 ft. in 10 years. Flowers funnel shaped, narrow tube, broad lobes, rose pink in bud, opens pure white with small yellow blotch in throat, to 3 in. across and 3 in. long. Calyx ½ in. long, narrow sepals, much ciliated.

LITTLE MINX - 'Jock' x R. haematodes . raised and introduced by Vernon Wyatt, Union, Wash. Plant 2 ins. high by 6 ins. wide in 10 years, very flat and slow growing. Leaves to 2 in. long by 1 in. wide, ovate. Flowers Tyrian Rose, HCC24, funnel shaped to 1¼ in. wide, loose truss of 6 flowers. Early May.

SWANSDOWN - catawbiense var. album x 'Belle Heller', raised and introduced by D. G. Leach, Brookville, Pa. Flowers white but occasionally variable to very pale pink (Nickerson 2.5RP 10/2) with bold dorsal blotch, spotted strong yellow (2.5Y 7/10). Flowers 3 in. across, widely funnel shaped, 20 to a full pyramidal truss 6 in. in diameter. Leaves 5 in. long by 2 in. across, elliptical, with faint white stippling above; foliage persistent for 2 to 3 years. Plant 4 ft. tall, 6 ft. across in 11 years from seed. Densely foliaged, compact habit. Midseason. Suggested hardiness H-1.