ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 



President Stockman 



William Stockman, owner of Spicier 

 Web Gardens in Center Tuftonboro, 

 New Hampshire, has been elected 

 president of the New England Nurs- 

 ery Association (NENA), the regional 

 trade association representing nursery 

 stock growers and other professionals 

 in the Green Industry. Bill was 

 elected at the NENA annual meeting 

 on January 31, 1997, in Boston, MA 



Bill has a history of service to the 

 Green industry. As an active member 

 of the NENA board of directors since 

 1992, he was instrumental in develop- 

 ing grant programs to assist with hor- 

 ticultural education and marketing 

 within New England. In addition to 

 his work with NENA, Bill has served 

 the industry though his work with the 

 New Hampshire Agricultural Advisory 

 Board, Carroll County Cooperative Ex- 

 tension, and the New Hampshire 

 Farm Bureau Federation. He's also 

 past president and board member of 

 the New Hampshire Plant Growers' 

 Association. We wish him a successful 

 year. 



The Plant of the Year 



The Perennial Plant Association's 

 choice for the 1997 Perennial Plant 

 of the Year is Salvia 'May Night' 

 ('Mainacht'). Bred and introduced 

 by the German plantsman and phi- 

 losopher Karl Foerster, 'May Night,' 

 with its mound of aromatic, slightly 



blue-grey foliage and long season of 

 bloom, is one of the most versatile 

 Salvia cultivars. But it is the floral 

 display that makes this special: "flo- 

 rets, borne on upright spike-like 

 inflorescence, are deep, rich, in- 

 digo-black, outlined with delicate 

 purple bracts." 2-2 1/2' tall and 1/2' 

 across, flowering from May into July, 

 without serious pest problems, S. 

 'May Night' does well in full sun in 

 zones 4-8. 



For details, contact the Perennial 

 Plant Association, 3383 Schirtzinger 

 Road, Columbus, Ohio 43026. The 

 telephone number is 614-771-8431. 



All-America Rose 

 Selections 



The 1997 All-America Rose Selec- 

 tions include two hybrid teas and a 

 floribunda. 



'Artistry,' a hybrid tea, "paints a 

 landscape of soft coral orange with 

 30-petalled flowers that can grow to 

 five inches across." The plant 

 stands to five feet, with dark green 

 semi-glossy foliage and well- 

 branched canes. Sixteen-to- 18-inch 

 stems and a light fragrance make 

 this a choice for cutting gardens. 



'Timeless,' another hybrid tea, 

 has 4 1/2-inch, deep rose-pink blooms 

 with 25-30 petals each. The plant 

 grows to 4 1/2 feet, has dark green, 

 semi-glossy foliage, and upright, 

 well-branched canes. 



Both were hybridized by Keith 



Zary and introduced by lackson and 

 Perkins. 



"Scentimental,' a free-blooming, 

 rounded floribunda, "mimics the look 

 and scent of the striped hybrid roses 

 of the 1800s" with its burgundy-and- 

 cream-striped petals and a sweet 

 spice fragrance. It has deep green, 

 quilted foliage and 4-inch flowers with 

 25-30 petals. Introduced by Weeks 

 Roses, 'Scentimental' was hybridized 

 by Tom Carruth. 



For further information, particu- 

 larly on cold-hardiness, contact All- 

 America Rose Selections, 221 N. 

 LaSalle, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 

 60601-1203; the phone number is 

 312-372-7090. 



Red Dragon 



(CarMivoroMS Plant Newsletter, Volume 

 25, |une 1996) 



Through breeding efforts in the sup- 

 port greenhouses of the Atlanta Bo- 

 tanical Garden, a new all-red form 

 of the Venus flytrap [Dionaea 

 muscipula) has been created. 



Dionaea muscipula 'Akai Ryu' (which 

 are the Japanese words for "Red Dra- 

 gon") has the typical growth habit and 

 flower morphology, but the petiole, 

 blade, and trap exhibit dark maroon 

 to burgundy coloration, /^y green col- 

 oration has been noted only around 

 the center of the plant in mid-winter. 



The cultivar is being propagated 

 for commercial release by Agristarts 

 III, Apopka, Florida. 



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