JARS v45n1 - ARS Plant Awards 1990

ARS Plant Awards 1990

Superior Plant Award
'Taurus' SPA, NW '90 ('The Hon. Jean Marie de Montague' x R. strigillosum ) Hybridizer: Frank Mossman, M.D. Plant habit large and rigid, 5' wide by 5' high after 10 years. Foliage lanceolate, 7" x 2¾", yellow-green 137A (RHS-1966), non-indumented. Ball type truss of 16 funnel-campanulate flowers, 2¼" diam. x 3¼" long. Color: red 45B with few darker spots in upper petal. Heavier than average texture. Quality rating 5/5. Nominated for SPA by Portland Chapter.

Award of Excellence
Not Awarded

Conditional Award
'Estacada' ( R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x R. arboreum ) Hybridizer and Exhibitor: David W. Goheen. Plant habit somewhat spreading, open-compact 3½' wide by 3' high after 10 years. Foliage narrowly elliptic, 5" long x 1½" wide, almond green with thick grey-white indumentum. Conical type truss of 16-20 widely funnel-campanulate flowers, 1½" diam. x 2" long. Color: Guardsman Red fading to Neyron Rose, (edges darker than middle). Average texture. Quality rating 5/4. Portland Chapter.

'Neato' ( R. campanulatum x R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada') Hybridizer and Exhibitor: David W. Goheen. Plant habit rounded 3' wide x 4' high after 12 years. Foliage elliptical, 4" to 5" long x 1½" to 2" wide, RHS 137A green with greyed orange 175C indumentum. Ball truss of 20 widely funnel-campanulate flowers, 2" diam. x 1½" long. Color: red 51A fading to white with pink blush outside. Average texture. Quality rating 4/5. Portland Chapter.

'Amigo Two' ('Amigo' [ R. aberconwayi x 'Witch Doctor'] x R. aberconwayi x R. elliottii 'War Paint') Hybridizer and Exhibitor: David W. Goheen. Plant habit rounded 3' wide by 4½' high after 10 years. Foliage elliptical, 5" to 6" long x 1½" wide, medium green, non-indumented. Conical truss of 18 to 20 deeply saucer shaped flowers, 3" to 3½" diam. x 2" long. Color: RHS 57 B, Rose Bengal heavily spotted 53C. Heavier than average texture. Quality rating 5/4. Portland Chapter.

'Naselle' [('C.I.S.' x unnamed hybrid) x 'Lem's Cameo'] Hybridizer and Exhibitor: James A. Elliott. Plant habit broad and rounded, 6' wide by 4' high after 10 years. Foliage elliptic, 5½" x 2¼", dark green, non-indumented. Large bell type truss of up to 14 openly funnel shaped flowers, 4½" diam. x 2" long. Color: light turkey red edge shading to salmon center. Average texture. Quality rating 5/4. Portland Chapter.

'Queen Bee' ( R. yakushimanum x R. tsariense ) Hybridizer: Warren Berg. Owner: June Sinclair. Plant habit rounded and compact, 6' to 8' wide by 5' to 8' high after 21 years. Foliage elliptic, 3½" long by 1¼" wide, medium green, with an orange-brown indumentum RHS 164A. Ball truss of 10 open funnel-campanulate flowers. Color: pink RHS 55D. Average texture. Quality rating 4/5. Olympic Peninsula Chapter.

Eligibility List
'Dave Goheen' ( R. yakushimanum x R. calophytum ) Hybridizer: Dr. David W. Goheen. Owner: Dr. Lansing W. Bulgin, Portland Chapter.

'Tabasco' [( R. yakushimanum x 'Noyo Chief) x 'Estacada'] Hybridizer and Exhibitor: David W. Goheen, Portland Chapter.

Clone #82-12B [Lem's #1 x ('C.I.S.' x 'Medusa')] Hybridizer and Exhibitor: Gordon Heyduck, Seattle Chapter.

Clone #1 ('Whitney Orange' x 'Skipper') Hybridizer: Walt Wilkes. Owner: Ray Weidert, Seattle Chapter.

Clone #Koi & 51288 ('Anna' x 'Purple Lace') Hybridizer and Exhibitor: Frank Fujioka, Seattle Chapter.

'Horizon Monarch' ('Nancy Evans' x 'Point Defiance') Hybridizer and Exhibitor: E.C. (Ned) Brockenbrough, M.D., Seattle Chapter.

Clone #29 ('Hotei' x 'Tropicana') Hybridizer: E.C. (Ned) Brockenbrough, M.D. Owner: Jeanine Smith, Seattle Chapter.

Clone #26 ('Hotei' x 'Tropicana') Hybridizer: E.C. (Ned) Brockenbrough, M.D. Owner: Jeanine Smith, Seattle Chapter.

'Anita Dunstan' ('Crest' x 'Hotei') Hybridizer: Walter Hill. Owner: Bruce Briggs, Seattle Chapter.

Un-numbered Clone of [('Hotei' x R. yakushimanum ) x ('Whopper' x 'Lem's Cameo' "C")]) Hybridizer and Exhibitor: E.C. (Ned) Brockenbrough, M.D., Seattle Chapter.