AGM Trial of Garden Pinks 2008

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The Border Carnation & Pinks Trials Sub-committee assessed the trial on the 11 th & 17 th June and 2 nd July 2008.

1 AGM Trial of Garden Pinks 2008 There were no recommendations for the Award of Garden Merit following assessment of the 2008 trial. Trial Notes Assessment on 11 June 2008 Objective: Judging: To assess, compare and demonstrate a range of cultivars submitted by nurseries and individuals and to recommend the Award of Garden Merit. The Border Carnation & Pinks Trials Sub-committee assessed the trial on the 11 th & 17 th June and 2 nd July They used a scoring system out of 20 points, based on the following criteria: Plant growth (max 5 points) Floriferousness (max 5 points) Flower size/form/colour (max 5 points) Perfume (max 5 points) The Sub-committee also visited the trial on the 3 rd September to inspect and score the late season foliage, and to review the awards that had been recommended during the summer. Meteorological Report and Findings: December 2007, January and March 2008 were all significantly wetter than the long term averages. In contrast, February 2008 was drier than average but also proved to be the sunniest on Wisley's records with hours of sunshine - the long term average being 70.7 hours. Although April was around average for rainfall and temperature, 2-3 inches of snow fell on Sunday 6 th April and the particularly stormy weather on Monday 10 th April 2008 forced Wisley Garden to be closed to visitors. Final Report for Trial No Garden Pinks

2 Whilst May had above average rainfall and temperatures, there were some severe ground frosts and low air temperatures in the later half of the month. June was drier, sunnier and slightly warmer than average and although July saw much less rain than last year, it still had more than average rainfall. The weather in August was average. The flowering display was a little later than last year with the first flowers being produced in early May and most of the plants being in full flower by mid June. Due to poor performance, the Sub-Committee agreed that 'Widecombe Fair' should continue to be considered as a candidate for AGM removal at the AGM review in 2012: 'Margaret Taylor' and 'Anders Cherry Ripe' were grown side by side for comparison purposes and were found to be different: 'Anders Cherry Ripe' Broader calyx than 'Margaret Taylor' (may be due to extra petals). Erect foliage habit, broader leaves. No perfume. Flowers looked slightly more double. Flowered from 24 June 2008 'Margaret Taylor' Elongated flower buds, had a more spreading habit, stamens visible. No perfume. Flowered from 15 May The Border Carnation and Pinks Trials Sub-committee did not recommend the Award of Garden Merit to any garden pinks this year. Records: For each entry a record was made of the date flowering started and the 50% flowering date. Entries: There were 46 entries in this Long Term trial, of which 26 already hold the AGM. Entries were submitted as plants raised from cuttings. Cultivation: The site was prepared and entries were planted in autumn 2007 in blocks of four plants per entry, at 45cm apart. The following top dressings were applied on 23 rd March 2008 soil analysis: Ammonium sulphate for nitrogen at a rate of 30g/m 2. Sulphate of potash for potassium at 240g/m 2 Triple superphosphate for phosphorus at 70g/ m 2 Kieserite for magnesium at 160g/m 2 When the soil was tested in February 2008, the ph of this site was 7.5. This was considered a little high but the use of sulphate based fertilisers should help reduce this, therefore no other action was required. The plants were sprayed with a protective fungicide every 4 weeks and sprayed against aphid as necessary. Plants, Senders and Awards: AGM = Award of Garden Merit H4 = Plants hardy outside throughout the British Isles Final Report for Trial No Garden Pinks

3 Number Cultivar Award Sender 1 Bright Eyes = 'WP08 Amethyst' 2 Carmine Letitia Wyatt AGM (H4) Claret Joy AGM (H4) Cranmere Pool AGM (H4) Dancing Queen = 'WP07 Verity' 6 Devon General 7 Lily the Pink = 'WP05 Idare' (syn. 'Devon Idare') 8 Devon Magic 9 Devon Wizard AGM (H4) Diane AGM (H4) Doris AGM (H4) Gran's Favourite AGM (H4) Haytor Rock AGM (H4) Haytor White (syn. Haytor ) AGM (H4) Houndspool Cheryl (syn. AGM (H4) 1994 'Cheryl') 16 Houndspool Ruby (syn. AGM (H4) 1993 'Ruby') 17 Joy AGM (H4) Letitia Wyatt AGM (H4) Monica Wyatt AGM (H4) Moulin Rouge AGM (H4) Rose Joy AGM (H4) Rose Monica Wyatt AGM (H4) Strawberries and Cream 24 Valda Wyatt AGM (H4) Waterloo Sunset 26 White Joy AGM (H4) Widecombe Fair AGM (H4) Candy Floss = 'Devon Flavia' 29 Carmine Valda = Devon AGM (H4) 1998 Louise 30 Crimson Valda = Devon Kitty AGM (H4) Lady in Red = 'WP04 Xanthe 32 Lady Madonna = 'WP04 Opal' (syn. Devon Opal) 33 White Valda = Devon Isolde AGM (H4) 'Bailey's Celebration' 35 'Devon Dove' AGM (H4) 'Suffolk Countess' Mr G Kiddy 37 'Linfield Dorothy Perry' AGM (H4) 1999 Mr J Linnell 38 'Linfield Kathy Booker' AGM (H4) 2004 Mr J Linnell 39 'Linfield Rita Linnell' Mr J Linnell 40 'Linfield Julie' (Sdg. white ground laced double '04) Mr J Linnell 41 'Margaret Taylor' Mr J Linnell 42 'Anders Cherry Ripe' Mr B Gamble 43 'Ken Joyce' Mr C Welch Final Report for Trial No Garden Pinks

Number Cultivar Award Sender 44 'Smasher' Mr C Welch 45 Mel Welch Mr C Welch 46 Sdg Mass 7552 Mr C Welch Sender Details Mr B Gamble, c/o Trials Office, RHS Garden Wisley Mr G Kiddy, c/o Trials

Houndspool, Ashcombe Road, Dawlish, Devon EX7 0QP Pinks and Carnations Open Day 18 th June This year's open day took place alongside the British National Carnation Society show at Wisley and was a

4 Number Cultivar Award Sender 44 'Smasher' Mr C Welch 45 Mel Welch Mr C Welch 46 Sdg Mass 7552 Mr C Welch Sender Details Mr B Gamble, c/o Trials Office, RHS Garden Wisley Mr G Kiddy, c/o Trials Office, RHS Garden Wisley Mr J Linnell, Linfield, Duncote, Towcester, Northamptonshire, N12 8AH Mr C W Welch, 'Millers Lea', Church Street, Carbrooke, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6SW Mr J Whetman,, Houndspool, Ashcombe Road, Dawlish, Devon EX7 0QP Pinks and Carnations Open Day 18 th June This year's open day took place alongside the British National Carnation Society show at Wisley and was a great success. The day featured the following fascinating talks and demonstrations: New Ways to Display an Old Favourite: floral arrangements, including how to make a hand tied bouquet with carnations (Helen Bostock) The History of the Pink (Mark Trenear) From seed to flowering plant (Peter Booker) Grow your own bunch of highly scented Spray Carnations (Vic Borret) Breeding scented dianthus (John Whetman) The Open Day also generated a substantial amount of press coverage. Vic Borret John Whetman Final Report for Trial No Garden Pinks

New Ways to Display an Old Favourite BNCS Show Visitors on the Trials Field

votes Bright Eyes 24 votes 'Devon Dove' 15 votes 'Doris' 5 votes 'Houndspool

day can be found on the BNCS website at: www.carnations.org.

available from: The Trials Office, RHS Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23

5 New Ways to Display an Old Favourite BNCS Show Visitors on the Trials Field Mark Trenear In the Hillside Events Centre, blooms of 5 different garden pink cultivars were displayed in vases. Visitors were asked to choose which of the 5 pinks they thought had the best fragrance. A total of 72 votes were cast and the results were as follows: Lady in Red 26 votes Bright Eyes 24 votes 'Devon Dove' 15 votes 'Doris' 5 votes 'Houndspool Cheryl' 2 votes Lady in Red Bright Eyes Further information about the open day can be found on the BNCS website at: Further information on this trial is available from: The Trials Office, RHS Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB Tel: & trials@rhs.org.uk More information about RHS Trials and other Trials reports can be found on the RHS Website at Final Report for Trial No Garden Pinks

Border Carnations. Final Trials Report. Trials Office The Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB

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