JARS v38n1 - ARS Plant Awards for 1983
| ARS PLANT AWARDS FOR 1983 | |||
| Superior Plant Award (SPA) | |||
| Plant | Breeder | Exhibitor(s) | Nominating Chapter |
| 'Party Pink' | David Leach |
Secrest Arboretum Test Garden
Holden Arboretum Leach Garden |
GL |
| 'Mrs. Furnival' x R. catawbiense var. album #61-1. Upright plant with oblong shaped leaves, 100-150mm x 60-70mm, medium green. Truss ball shape 8-15 flowers, open trumpet shape, 65mm diam. x 65mm length, light purplish pink. Quality rating 4/5. Eleven judges took part in evaluating the plant (not all at each garden) at 3 different gardens from the Holden Arboretum, Mentor, OH, the Leach garden, North Madison, OH to the Secrest Arboretum Test Garden at Wooster, OH some 100 miles distant from the first two which are at least 15 miles apart. Plants have been distributed to at least six nurseries and internationally. Plant received AE in '82. | |||
| Award of Excellence (AE) | |||
| 'Cyprus' | David Leach | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 'Mrs. Furnival' x R. catawbiense var. album . Plant 50" h x 60" w in 12 yrs. Foliage medium green. Ball truss of 8-14 open bell shaped flowers, white with dark red blotch. Rated 4/4. | |||
| 'Swansdown' | David Leach | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| R. catawbiense var. album x 'Belle Heller'. Plant 62" h x 70" w in 10 yrs. Leaves elliptic, medium olive green, 155mm x 65mm. Ball shaped truss of 14-16 open funnel shaped flowers 90mm diam. x 70mm length, pale purplish pink fading to white. Rated 5/4. | |||
| Conditional Award (CA) | |||
| 'Ginny Gee' | Warren Berg | Warren Berg | OP |
| R. keiskei 'Yaku Fairy’ x R. racemosum F19404. Plant 28" h × 36" w in 12 yrs. Flowers white with light pink blend, ¾-1" wide in multiple trusses or clusters of 30-40 flowers. Current rating 4/4. | |||
| 'Golden Bee' | Warren Berg | Warren Berg | OP |
| R. keiskei 'Yaku Fairy' x R. semilunatum . Plant semi dwarf 2' h x 3' wide in 10 yrs. Flowers open funnel less than 1½" diam., wavy edged, yellow. | |||
| 'Moonwax' | Halfdan Lem | Loyd Newcomb | SL |
| 'Holy Moses' x 'Albatross'. The plant is broad with tall compact trusses of 12 flowers 4" in diam., light yellow edged pale purplish pink. It is currently rated 3/5. | |||
| 'Newcomb's Sweetheart' | Loyd Newcomb | Loyd Newcomb | SL |
| 'Pink Walloper' x R. decorum , 8'8" h x 5'8" w in 14 yrs. Foliage 5½" x 1⅞" w, elliptic, dark yellow green, truss tall compact, 11 flowers openly funnel shaped 4" diam. x 1¾" long. Pale purplish pink edged a shade darker, heavy textured. Rated 4/5. | |||
| 'Patty Bee' | Warren Berg | Warren Berg | OP |
| R. keiskei 'Yaku Fairy’ x R. fletcherianum . Plant semi dwarf, leaves 1⅜" × ½", dark green. Lax truss of 6 open funnel flowers 2" diam. x 1", color yellow. Rated 5/5. | |||
| 'Red Red' | T. Shammarello | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 'Hino Red' x 'Ward's Ruby'. Plant upright, 62" × 62" in 14 yrs. Foliage 25mm x 10 mm dark green. Flower funnel shaped, 40mm diam. x 30mm length, strong red. Rated 4/5. | |||
| Eligibility List | |||
| 'Dolly Madison' | David Leach | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 'Ivory Tower' | David Leach | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 'To Bee' | Warren Berg | Warren Berg | OP |
| 'Vernus' | David Leach | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 'Yaku Prince' | T. Shammarello | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 71-723 Yak o.p | John Ford | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 71-771 Yak o.p | John Ford | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 71-779 Yak o.p | John Ford | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
| 71-798 Yak o.p | John Ford | Secrest Arboretum Test Garden | GL |
