QBARS - v26n4 American Rhododendron Society Plant Awards
A. R. S. Plant Awards - 1972 | |||
The plant awards program is explained in detail in Vol. 22, No. 1, of the A. R. S. Quarterly Bulletin. | |||
SUPERIOR PLANT AWARD | |||
No plants judged for this award. | |||
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | |||
No plants judged for this award. | |||
CONDITIONAL AWARD | |||
EUGENE CHAPTER | |||
'Lydia' - (Antoon Van Welie x Day Dream) Hybridized and introduced by Harold E. Greer. | |||
'Helen Louise' (Fawn x Albatross) Hybridized and introduced by Palmer F. Saunders. | |||
NEW YORK CHAPTER | |||
'Meadowbrook ' - (Mrs. C. S. Sargent x Everestianum, pink form) Paul Vossberg. 2¼" frilled flowers in 5" conical truss of 22 florets. Bright pink 57B-C, white blotch, green spots. Plant broad as tall. Late May. | |||
'Parker's Pink' - (Dexter Cross, parentage unknown) Charles Dexter. 3½" flowers in 6" truss of 12 florets. Bright deep pink 63B, paler toward center, deep red blotch 60A. Plant broad as tall. Mid-Late May. | |||
'Scintillation' - (Dexter Cross, parentage unknown) Charles Dexter. 2½" flowers in 6" truss of 15 florets. Luminous pink 67D, center 69C, blotch 151A-152D densely spotted on upper lobe. Plant roader than tall. Mid-Late May. | |||
'Roslyn' - (Purpureum elegans x Everestianum, lavender form) Paul Vossberg. Flowers widely funnel shaped, 2¼" diam., 4" ball truss, 12 florets. Color: Blue 82D paler center 84D. Dark green foliage, compact plant. Late May. | |||
'Wheatley' - (Westbury x Meadowbrook) Howard Phipps. Named and introduced by Paul Vossberg. 3¼" frilled flowers in 6½" truss of 16 florets. Color: Pink 57D shaded 61D, yellow green blotch. Plant broader than tall. Mid-Late May | |||
'Windbeam' - A 'Conestoga' seedling from Gable, grown and named by Guy Nearing. Flowers 1¼", 3" ball truss of 8 florets. Multiple trusses. Color: Pale pink 63D, paler throat. Semi-dwarf plant, very floriferous, excellent foliage. Mid-May. | |||
'GiGi' - A Dexter Cross of unknown parentage. Charles Dexter. Named and introduced by Sidney Burns, Syosset, L.I., N.Y. Open funnel formed, 3 1 /4" flowers in 6" ball truss of 18 florets. Color: Red 57C with darker red 60A spotting on all lobes. Plant broad, dark green 147A elliptic shaped leaves. Late May. | |||
TAPPEN ZEE CHAPTER | |||
'Mary Fleming' - Cl. ( racemosum x keiskei ) x keiskei (Nearing, 1959) bisque yellow with blotches and streaks of salmon. | |||
ELIGIBILITY LIST | |||
Chapter | Plant | Exhibitor | Hybridizer |
Eugene | Unnamed (augustinii var 'Barto Blue' x 'Blue Bird') | Carl Phetteplace | Same |
Eugene | 'Pam' (gymnocarpum x euchaites) | Palmer F. Saunders | Ray James |
Eugene | Unnamed ('Idealist' x 'Crest') | Carl Phetteplace | Same |
Portland | 'Julie Grothaus' ('Albatross' x 'Golden Belle') | Mollie Grothaus | Same |
Portland | Unnamed ('Mrs. Fumival' x 'Evening Glow') | Allen Van Veen | Same |
Seattle | 'Seafoam' ('Fabia' - yakusimanum x 'Hello Dolly') | E. C. Brockenbrough | Same |
Seattle | Unnamed ( auriculatum x 'Albatross') | Kenneth Harms | Halfdan Lem |
Seattle | Unnamed ('Loderi White Diamond' x souliei ) | William Whitney | Same |