International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society
3rd Quarter, 2007 Volume 22, Number 3
2007 Best New Waterlily: Nymphaea 'Suwanna' by Ms. Kanchana 'Kathy' Kokhakanin (Thailand)
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It is with great pleasure that the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society announces the winners of the 2007 New Waterlily Competition. Congratulations! You can view all entries, with several detailed photos of each, on our website at www.iwgs.org > 2007 Waterlily Competition.
Thank you to all the hybridizers who entered, to Duke Gardens (Durham, NC) who did an outstanding job of growing and photographing, to Randall Tate for web posting, and to Stu Schuck for chairing the competition. All photo by John K. Wyman.
Best New Tropical Waterlily: N. 'Suwanna' by Ms.Kanchana 'Kathy' Kokhakanin (Thailand)
(Photo on front cover)
Best New Hardy Waterlily: N. 'Miss Siam'
by Pairat Songpanich (Thailand)
Second Best New Tropical Waterlily: Second Best New Hardy Waterlily: N. 'John N. 'Pam Wilson' by Charles Winch Wedgwood' by Andreas Protopapas (Cyprus) (managed by daughter Noelene Pullen) (Australia) Vol. 22, No. 3 The Water Garden Journal Page 3
In This Issue
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Page 4 President’s Comments Plan Now to by Tish Folsom Page 5 Executive Director’s Comments Attend the by Keith Folsom IWGS 2008 Page 6 The King and I by Suzan Phillips Virginia, USA Page 10 IWGS Happenings Page 11 News & Notes Symposium Page 12 Grower’s Corner by David Curtright Page 13 Call for Nominations for the BOD July 17, 2008 – July 22, 2008 of the IWGS Page 14 UK Meet at Wisley by James Allison Visit the beautiful Page 15 In Memoriam: Charles Allen Winch Shenandoah Valley and by Noelene Pullen Richmond, Virginia Page 16 Affiliate Societies while you meet aquatic by Tom Frost Page 17 Extreme Pond Plants plant aficionados from by Rowena Burns around the world, Page 18 Society Information Page 19 Nymphaea Registration and learn from by Jim Purcell international experts! 2007 Aquatic Art Contest by Paula Biles Visit www.iwgs.org
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President’s Comments
by Tish Folsom
Over 20 years ago I attended my first IWGS function, Since leaving Thailand we have embarked on other which was also one of the first meetings of the changes in the Society as well. With great sadness we organization. Over the years I’ve watched the Society say “Good-bye” to Paula Biles, our previous Executive grow and change. Today, we have members in Director. Paula has served the Society well over many countries all over the globe and more varieties of years and will be greatly missed. Thank you Paula for all aquatic plant cultivars than ever. I hope to fulfill the your hard work and dedication and we wish you well in trust you have placed in me to help lead our Society your next endeavor. forward. With the support and skills of all our members, this organization is on track to being THE With Paula’s leaving we greet our new Executive international place for aquatic plant enthusiasts to Director, Keith Folsom. Keith comes to us with years of meet and discuss their interests. This was truly evident experience both with water gardening in general and as a at our symposium in Thailand this past July. member of the IWGS since its founding. He and I will work out of the same office, which will facilitate the Our meeting in Thailand was an unbelievable trip. flow of information for the organization. Those members Lotus and waterlilies were everywhere. We were who know Keith and I can attest to the fact that you get introduced to hybridizers from all over the world, saw two very different views of a topic with us. We believe new plant introductions, visited gardens of that together over the next year we can make an effective unbelievable beauty, and were treated like royalty at and efficient transition to the new Executive Director’s every stop. I would like to send a sincere “Thank office for the benefit of the entire Society. You!” to all those involved in planning and executing this trip of a lifetime. As we prepare for a busy year ahead, I look forward to meeting and talking with all of our members. We will While in Thailand the Board held their annual meet for our annual Symposium during July 17 – 22, meeting. This meeting is the only time each year we 2008 in Richmond, Virginia, USA and the Shenandoah see each other face to face. At this meeting, two very Valley. Mark your calendars now and make plans to important decisions were made. One is to convert our attend. My email address is [email protected] and you paper journal to an Internet based journal, and two is can reach me at 540-337-4507. Please feel free to email to implement a new method of voting for the Board of or call with any questions, comments or concerns. Check Directors. our website regularly for updates and information.
The next journal issue you receive will be both mailed as a printed journal and posted to the members’ only section of the website. You will find the issue you are now reading on our website as well. Beginning with the 1st Quarter 2008 issue of the journal, it will only be available via the Internet. For those people desiring a printed copy, you will be able to print your own from the website, or for an additional fee we can print out and mail you a copy. We are very excited by this change and the accompanying ability to have more color and pictures included in our web version.
The Board also approved a one year trial voting system for the Board of Directors. On page 13 of this issue you will find additional information in detail. I’m excited to say that our next Board members will be determined by an Internet voting system and not during our annual membership meeting at the symposium.
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Executive Director’s Comments
by Keith Folsom
Greetings from Virginia! Please call or write with suggestions for articles. Our journal will soon be online which makes it easier to I would like to introduce myself as your new IWGS submit articles and to have photos accompany them. In Executive Director. I have very large shoes to fill in conversations with many of you over the years, I know order to carry on for Paula Biles, our previous Executive there are many articles in your minds just waiting to be Director. As you all know from years of working with written. This is a call to all of you to put your thoughts Paula, either directly or by benefiting from all of her into articles and make them available to your friends work for our organization, she has been a fine asset to the around the world. You may contact me at: IWGS. We all join together in wishing Paula the best of luck in her future work. She’ll still be around, just doing International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society other great stuff! P.O. Box 602 Greenville VA, USA 24440 I have been involved in the water gardening business in Phone: 540-337-9344 many aspects for almost 28 years. My wife and I own Fax: 540-337-0738 and operate Springdale Water Gardens in Greenville, [email protected] Virginia, a retail and wholesale nursery. As a charter member of the IWGS, the experiences that I bring to the And speaking of around the world, this summer many of table range from plant propagation and production, sales, us attended the IWGS Symposium in Thailand. Our exploration, water garden construction, photography and hosts were gracious, accommodating, and incredibly writing, and even a bit of college level teaching. I believe thorough in their tours and educational seminars. Thanks my exposure to the industry over the years will assist me so much to everyone who made a memorable trip for us in my work with you, my fellow water gardeners. all. We met a number of very knowledgeable growers and water gardeners from Asia and started a relationship I am aware that there may be concerns with Tish, my that we hope will flourish in the years to come. We had wife, as President and me as Executive Director. She and thirteen countries from five continents represented for a I carefully considered the implications before deciding to truly international event. Let’s all get involved and keep take this on. We hope to make this a positive for the this trend alive, we all benefit in so many ways. IWGS in that streamlining contact between the Executive Director and the President can help reduce decision-making delays. Plus an added bonus is that the staff here at Springdale Water Gardens will be put to work helping with some of the mailing and clerical tasks. Since we’re side by side in the office at our nursery, discussion of IWGS business will be easier. Input from all sources will be appreciated and utilized. The executive director is not a voting member of the board of directors and the president only votes when the board needs a tie-breaking vote. This system will help temper the effect of having the two positions under the same roof. For the next two years while Tish is president, we will make every effort to bring our organization in the direction all of us want it to go.
As I get used to the duties of my new position I ask for your patience while I learn. You can call or email me with concerns and suggestions. I’ll work to make the transition as seamless as I can.
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The King and I—A Recap of the Thailand Symposium
by Suzan Phillips
Thailand is a country of flowers. This was evident traded between China and Myanmar (Burma) and the from the moment our flower decorated tour bus drove international sea trade. away from the airport. All along the highway leading th th into Bangkok there were masses of red and yellow In the 14 and 15 centuries Chiang Mai became an Canna Lilies lining the roadway, interspersed with important religious and cultural center. The town was large stone pots filled captured in 1556 by with waterlilies. The the Burmese and they traffic may have ruled for over 200 resembled the Long years. Then it was Island Expressway but recaptured by the the setting was Thais who appointed definitely Thai. On Charles Kavila as side streets both in Viceroy of Northern Chiang Mai and Thailand and under Bangkok, lotus filled his rule a large brick every waterway. Lotus wall was built around are also grown the inner city, which commercially for cut shortly became again flowers, food (the an important regional seeds and tubers are trade center used) and the buds are specializing in given as offering to handcrafted items Buddha in the temples. such as pottery, The IWGS was welcomed in grand Thai style weaving, silver work The lotus is considered Photo by Thai Host Committees a holy flower because and hand carving. It’s it symbolizes our struggle in the world. It rises from now famous night bazaar is the modern version of the the mud, grows toward the light and finally opens its earlier trading caravans. petals to reveal its beauty. Our first excursion was to the Queen Sirikit Botanical It had been the dream of many of us to someday travel Garden. Located outside the city, it takes up an area of to Thailand where so many of our waterlilies come about 100,000 acres with three main streams running from. Last summer when our annual symposium was through it. It is the first Botanical Garden in the held in Florida, a group from Thailand attended and country and was created to serve as a center for during a visit to McKee Botanical Garden it was botanical studies and research as well as provide a decided to make Thailand the place for our annual recreational place for the public to enjoy the Thai meeting for the following year. In mid-July, 28 of us flora. The garden is home to both local and exotic from the USA joined IWGS members from Japan, plants and specializing in rare and endangered species which are indigenous to Thailand. In 1992 as part of China, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, th Canada, India, Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland the Queens 60 birthday celebration, the government and South Africa for a few days of pre-symposium proposed creating a botanical garden in her honor and sightseeing in Chiang Mai which is 700 kilometers in 1994 the Queen granted permission to name it The northwest of Bangkok. Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden.
Being in the mountains, Chiang Mai is cooler and a After a tour and the first of what was to be many little less humid than Bangkok. It is a fascinating, old, beautiful buffet luncheons of great Thai food, we were partially walled city which dates from approximately off to the monkey school to watch them train monkeys 1296 AD. Chinese and Muslim caravans from Yunnan to do simple jobs such as pick coconuts and pull carts. province used Chiang Mai as the hub for commodities Then on to a visit at the headquarters and packing house of The Royal Project. This is a project of His Vol. 22, No. 3 The Water Garden Journal Page 7
Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Founded in 1969, in Thai and this one is in the northern town of it was started to solve the problems of deforestation, Lampang. It was built in 1476 and is considered the poverty and opium producing by promoting most beautiful wooden Lanna style temple in Northern alternative crops and is the first project in the world to Thailand. The triple tiered wooden roof supported by successfully replace drug crops with legal ones. The teak pillars is very impressive. A wat compound idea came about after the King visited the hill-tribe consists of a consecrated chapel or bot where village of Doi Pui in 1969 and learned from the local ordinations are held, and a walled building called a farmers about a variety of peach tree that provided vithan sim where important images are stored. The them with a higher income than the opium poppy. His buildings usually have three levels of steep roofs Majesty realized that alternative agriculture could which represent the three tenants of Buddhism: the solve the problems of poverty, opium production and Buddha, the Dharma or teachings, and the Sangha, deforestation at the same time. which is the Buddhist community. A Wat also has at least one Stupa which is a solid cone-shaped A visit to the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Horticultural monument honoring Buddhism. Many are thought to Exposition grounds with its interesting Royal Pavilion contain relics belonging to Buddha. dedicated to the King was next on the list. Ratchaphruek means Golden Shower tree Cassia Leaving the wat, we traveled back to Chiang Mai and fistula which is the national flower of Thailand. All went to what was billed as an authentic Lanna dinner Golden Shower trees bloom at the same time. Unity in and show. This took place in a large hall called Khum flowering is felt to reflect the unity and identity of Khantoke in the middle of a park-like enclosure filled Thais. Yellow is also the color of the King and with fountains and all sorts of exotic plants. There was Buddhism. Inside the pavilion was an exhibition of the also a very beautiful Spirit House, as is connected to projects His Majesty has undertaken to uplift the lives every building in Thailand. Spirit Worship or of Thailand’s poor such as the Royal Project. He Animism was practiced all over the world from the received international recognition from the United earliest days of mankind. When Buddhism came to Nations for this. Southeast Asia, it developed along with the ancient Spirit religions. Today some old animistic beliefs and The Exposition, which opened November 2006, was a practices are mixed with Buddhism and one of these, 12 week horticultural show, part of the year long which is part of the life of every Thai, is the Spirit celebration of the King’s 60 years on the throne. There House. The Thai Spirit House is displayed in the yard were plant and flower exhibitions from such diverse of every home and in front of every hotel, restaurant, countries as France, Qatar, Trinidad, Nigeria, bar and food market. Its purpose is to provide an Vietnam, Bulgaria, Iran, Kenya, Bhutan and Spain. attractive shelter for the Spirits one hopes to attract. One such exposition is held every ten years which is similar to the Floriade held every ten years in Holland. The dining hall was filled with low tables and large The Thai Government has proposed transforming the silk pillows and we seated ourselves cross-legged on site into a permanent training center for promoting the floor. There was a lazy susan or Khantoke in the Thai horticultural industries and tourism. middle of the table loaded with all sorts of northern Thai delicacies. The dishes were changed for each We were treated to another beautiful buffet of Thai course and there was beer, wine and tea to drink. At food at the Royal Agricultural Research Center. Then the end of the meal we were treated to a show it was back to the hotel and bed, which were very consisting of various types of dances depicting Thai welcome after the full day. The next morning it was legends. There was an amazing dance by the men with off to the elephant training center in the mountains, brilliant sword play, but the graceful movements of which is the world’s first school for training mahouts, the women with their incredible hand motions were the people who work with elephants. Here people the most fascinating to me. As we were leaving the learn the ways of the elephants from experts who have park, there were people firing up and sending aloft mastered the art from ancient times. The elephants put what looked like barrel-shaped hot air balloons made on a show for us and even painted pictures. Elephant of paper which shot up quickly into the air. They riding was provided and we were also shown how looked like large lanterns as they rose higher and they make paper out of elephant dung. higher. It was a nice climax to our stay in Chiang Mai.
After a box lunch eaten under the trees, we proceeded Next morning we were up early for our one hour flight to Wat Pra That Lumpang Luang. Wat means temple to Bangkok. Our hotel, The Royal Princess, was right
Page 8 The Water Garden Journal Vol. 22, No. 3 across the street from the largest mall in Southeast coronation ceremonies. The Royal Family now lives at Asia. Of course, when we were going to have the time Chitlada Palace in the northern part of the city, so the to visit it was the question. My daughter Chrissy had Grand Palace is only used for certain ceremonial gone to the famous night bazaar in Chiang Mai, but I occasions. It was built in 1882 by British architects in had to attend a board meeting of IWGS and so missed a blend of Italian Renaissance and Thai architecture. out. After checking in and a brief bit of lunch, it was Each wing is topped by a mondop which is a heavily back on the bus, another flower covered beauty with ornamental spire. The tallest one in the center contains pink lace curtains no less, and a POLICE ESCORT! the ashes of Chakri Kings. Our destination was Chatuchak, the largest wholesale plant market in town. There were a couple of miles of The whole temple complex is a mass of gold stupas, vendors selling every kind of plant available in ornamental pagodas and pillars encrusted with Thailand from huge trees to lotus seeds. intricate mosaics. In a highly decorated bot, guarded by pairs of mythical giants, the Emerald Buddha The dress code for visiting with royalty called for long makes his home, sitting on an elevated altar. The tiny pants or skirts, long sleeves and proper shoes (no figure (75 centimeters) is always clothed in a Royal sandals or flip-flops). So at 7:30am we set off (with robe, one for each season (hot, cool, and rainy) and police escort) to the Park of King Rama IX for the the King changes the robes in a special ceremony at opening ceremony of the IWGS Symposium presided the beginning of each season. This ground, which was over by HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailuk, the first consecrated in 1782, is a pilgrimage destination youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King for devout Buddhists and Nationalists. Rama IX) and his wife Queen Sirikit. Rama IX is the longest presently reigning monarch in the world. He It was a wonderful but exhausting afternoon especially has held the throne for 66 years, through 15 since the temperature was in the mid 90s with high constitutions and 20 Prime Ministers. On September humidity, so it was a real treat to go down to the River 19, 2006 he survived a coup against Prime Minister Cho Praya and get on boat for a relaxing dinner cruise. Shinawatra by the military under General Southi who I was sure it would be an anticlimax but what a had said he has no desire to hold on to power. The surprise. The flimsy houses on stilts crowded along Prime Minister, Shinawatra, was in New York at the the banks of the river with the golden stupas of the United Nations and so there was no struggle. The Palace Compound above them seemed a strange General who is now Prime Minister is reportedly close dichotomy. to the King and the troops had yellow ribbons on their The next day was one of education at Rama IX Park weapons as a sign of loyalty to the King as they with presentations and lectures by experts in patrolled the streets. The Thai kingship is seen as a cultivation and hybridizing of lotuses and waterlilies. pillar for the people as he is much loved. There were Several IWGS members made presentations. Among banners with his picture everywhere and many signs them were Richard Sacher, well known American saying “We love our King.” hybridizer, who showed pictures and talked about After the presentation of awards attendees and a tour some of his new varieties of doubles and semi double of the beautiful exhibit of waterlily photographs, the waterlilies; Dr. Wasuwat, president of The Waterlily Princess left and the IWGS contingent was taken on a Lovers Club of Thailand who talked on the history of tour of the park and shown the section where the growing lotus in Thailand, and Deni Bown, who spoke waterlilies and lotuses donated by Society member about Aquatic Aroids. One of the most interesting nurseries and gardens have been gathered together in a presentations I thought, was given by Mr. Warner special garden that will be known as the International Orozco of Auburn University on the work they are Certified Collections. doing there using lotus as an alternative multipurpose crop for the Southeast United States. It would have been nice to have had a chance to enjoy the beautiful park after another massive buffet lunch, Our Thai hosts gave us a beautiful reception and but it was time to visit the Grand Palace. The Royal dinner afterwards at the Rama IX Park with more Compound is a dizzying feast for the eye. Everywhere dances and Thai music. The group had worked you look there are exotic golden buildings. There is tirelessly to see that everything went smoothly, not the Grand Palace, Borombhunan Hall, Amarindra Hall only in the park but on the excursions as well. It was and the Wat Phra Kaew. 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were very evident. At the end of the evening we were are all over the garden, are formed from Ficus and a each given a round container called a Krathong made traditional plant of Thailand called “Moke” or of banana leaves filled with a lotus flower, a candle Wrightia religiosa which has been known for more and a stick of incense which we then floated on the than 300 years. It also has a small white flower in lake in the park. This was to float away all ill fortune clusters with a sweet fragrance. And speaking of and to apologize to the goddess of the water for the fragrance, there are even Amorphallus titanum which misuse of her. There is a festival called Loy Krathong they have self pollinated. Along with cannas and the which takes place on the full moon night of the 12th many varieties of bougainvillea and bromeliads lunar month all over the common to us, it is a country when people ask the veritable paradise. For Spirits to sail away their me, the most troubles. It is thought to be outstanding feature of Brahman in origin but in Nong Nooch though, contemporary Thailand, the was the recreating of celebration has strayed far the gardens of from its original concept of Versailes with tropical quiet thought and reflection plants. The garden was as huge crowds now line designed by Mr. every river bank, seashore Kampon Tansacha, son and waterway in a party of Mrs. Nong Nooch in atmosphere. 1998 and took a year to create. It is visibly When we got on the bus the breathtaking and the next morning for a two hour addition of the Thai bus ride (sans police escort) style buildings lends a to a place called Nong Nooch strange dream like in Chonburi, I was sure it feeling to the scene. would be an anti-climax The organizing committee celebrates a job well done Paula Biles, Larry Nau, Sureeya Tantiwiwat There is also a again, but what a surprise! Photo by Thai Host Committees recreation of Nong Nooch was incredible. Stonehenge designed I’m not sure how to describe by Mr. Tansacha in 1999 after a visit to the original in it. I’d say part botanical garden, part 652 acre nursery, the UK. Mr. Tansacha personally showed us all Disneyland and Versailles all rolled into one. It is the through the nursery, proudly pointing out successes he creation of Mr. Pisit and Mrs. Nong Nooch Tansacha. is having with unusual plant and his growing She and her husband bought the property in 1954 with collection of Cycads. I also thought the line of the idea that it would be a fruit plantation. But during Bismarckia Palms lining the entrance road was quite a visit abroad, Mrs. Nong Nooch was inspired by the spectacular. After another beautiful buffet, there was world famous gardens she visited such as Longwood the Resort (which is a very lucrative part of the in Pennsylvania and Kew in London and decided that operation), the dance show and the gift shop. the fruit orchard would become a tropical garden of ornamental flowers and plants. It opened in 1980 and Bangkok is known as the “Venice of the East.” It is was named Suan Nong Nooch after its owner. Suan hard for us Westerners in the 21st century to means garden in Thai. As a botanical garden, it understand that it is still a society for men and yet it is quickly became the most beautiful garden in Southeast the women one remembers most: the graceful Asia with one of the largest collections of palms and stewardesses on Thai Air, the young girl playing the cycads in the world. At the moment there are at least Kim during our dinner on the river cruise and Botany 12,000 varieties. Mrs. Nong Nooch felt that palms are Professor Sureeya Tantiwiwat, the wonderful woman a masculine element and are needed to temper the who oversaw all the details for the welfare of a diverse feminine effect of the flowers. group of people from many countries with humor and good nature. It was trip about flowers to a country There are 670 native species and hybrids of orchids. where flowers are an important part of life. In last Over 500 types of Plumeria and 300 varieties of a year’s coup, the people greeted the troops with climber called Hoya or waxflower which is kept in a flowers. Need more be said? special section. The topiary animals and shapes which
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IWGS Happenings
New Waterlily Competition Together with the IWGS they will greatly advance the systematic recording of lotuses around the The IWGS would like to recognize Sarah P. Duke world. Gardens and their enormous efforts for the New Waterlily Competition. Their staff includes the Dr. Tilt is working on a checklist with assistance following qualified, experienced waterlily growers: from previous registrar, Virginia Hayes of Lotusland (Santa Barbara, CA). A Lotus Tamara Kilbane has six years of registration form is available online or by mail experience working in the water gardening from: industry. She is also a freelance garden writer and photographer and has published Dr. Ken Tilt articles promoting the New Waterlily Auburn University Horticulture Lotus Project Contest. 101 Funchess Hall Auburn University John Wyman has been growing waterlilies Auburn, AL 36849 for 12 years and works as a volunteer at Duke Gardens, where he started the For more information about the Auburn University waterlily program in 1997. He also works Lotus project visit: as a professional photographer. www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_releases/lotusresearch. Both are qualified to grow the new hybrids for the html IWGS, take quality photos, and support this IWGS effort. These two professionals are also supported 2008 Symposium by several Duke Gardens interns, the Duke Gardens staff, and volunteers all of whom are serious about As we prepare for the next Annual Symposium, we making this competition a success every year. This would like our members' input for topics, speakers and activities. Main Symposium will be the 17th to year is such an example. th the 19 of July, 2008 in Richmond and then we will They have proven they are a well qualified and travel to Staunton, VA for the post Symposium July motivated team. The IWGS give their whole 20th to 22nd. Since our best time for planning (yes, hearted thanks to Sarah P. Duke Botanical Gardens we have already started) will be during the fall and and their staff for making the IWGS New Waterlily early winter months, we encourage responses to Competition a success. these questions by the end of October, 2007.
IWGS Nelumbo Registrar What topics would you like to hear about during our educational day at the 2008 Symposium? Please Dr. Ken Tilt, head of the Auburn University Lotus be as specific as possible. Project (AL, USA) is the new IWGS Nelumbo Registrar. As the ISHS appointed International Can you suggest a speaker you know, who would Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for Lotus, present an excellent talk at the 2008 Symposium? we are very pleased that he is willing to serve. On what subject? How do we contact them?
The Auburn University lotus project is a research Is there a location/activity in the Central Virginia or effort in collaboration with scientist from China, Shenandoah Valley area you would like to visit Japan, Mississippi and Georgia to evaluate varieties during the 2008 Symposium? of lotus from around the world to determine their Please reply to the IWGS Office (see page 18 for ornamental characteristics, such as flower color, contact information). Thanks for your input. We size and longevity and the appeal of the edible types hope to make 2008 a fun, educational and to the American palate. They were contributors to memorable time in Virginia and the USA. the IWGS The Lotus: Know It and Grow It. Vol. 22, No. 3 The Water Garden Journal Page 11
News & Notes
A New Way of Voting This sturdy large waterlily has a compact growth habit. ‘Lindsey Woods,’ bred by Nelson Water The Board approved a one-year trial of a new way Gardens, is dedicated to the memory of a young to nominate and elect Directors to the Board of the Texan girl who passed away from cancer. A IWGS. To encourage wider participation from the donation from each waterlily sold is made to Texas general membership, and give members further Children’s Hospital in Lindsey’s name. For more opportunity to participate in the operation of the information on this beautiful waterlily, go to: Society, we are encouraging you to nominate www.nelsonwatergardens.com/nelson_knowhow/ outstanding members who can contribute to the future development of the Society. The Nomination Hardy Waterlily – N. ‘Pygmaea Rubra’ (also Committee encourages nominations at any time, as known as Red Pygmy) is a very little waterlily with they are building a pool of Nominees for the future. bright red flowers about 2” across. Of unknown origin, it was not widely seen in North America You will find an outline of the requirements to be a until recently. It still is relatively untried in the Director and the information needed to submit a south. A profuse bloomer, it stays very compact, Nomination in the Journal and online, usually in the producing cherry red blooms of about 2 inches all last quarter of the year. The Nomination Committee summer, frequently with several blooms at once, will determine from the submitted Nominations even on a first-year plant. It seems happy whether it which candidates fulfill the requirements, and select is growing in warm water in full sun, or in a shady sufficient Nominees for the forthcoming elections location, still producing numerous blooms. The from the pool of candidates. In the first and/or foliage in full sun is red when new, fading to green second quarters of the year, the Slate of Nominees in the center with red mottling as the leaves mature. will be published including qualifications and In shaded ponds, the leaves are completely green. photos. This little beauty has great potential for shady areas, container gardens, interior ponds and small garden Voting will take place by email or mail prior to the ponds. Symposium, with the results to be announced at the Annual General Meeting. Hopefully, we can get The Tropical Marginal - Giant Sensitive Plant, lots of Nominees to make this new venture a Aeschynomene fluitans is also known as Botswana success! Wonder. A wonder it is with its amazing growth in one season, often more than 10 feet. The sturdy Please look for the Criteria for Directors and the reddish stem grows very rapidly; floating on the Call for Nominations in this Journal on page 9 and pond, with alternate sprays of small oval leaves. online. The frequent yellow flowers, which appear all 2008 Aquatic Plant Selections summer, resemble large pea flowers.
The IWGS Plants of the Year Selection Committee decided this year to select plants that may not be as well known as the usual selections, however, they have special features which make them exceptional and well deserving of the title, IWGS Aquatic Plant of the Year.
Tropical Waterlily - The vibrant purple flowers with deep purple tips of Nymphaea ‘Lindsey Woods’ make this plant exceptional. The foliage begins dark purple, changing to green speckled with red as the leaves mature. The almost black buds are profuse and stand well above the water’s surface. Giant Sensitive Plant, Aeschynomene fluitans Photo by Rowena Burns
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Grower’s Corner
by David Curtright
Growing New or Difficult Plants
One challenge in this business is to include among strip all of the old root material away and plant the our offerings new or rare plants. Being first in your plant in new soil in which it does not have to area to offer such a plant gives you a jump on your contend with rotting root tissue. competitors, and is one of the spurs that keep this Last year, I wrote about my years-old desire to keep business/hobby interesting. One reason that many Ludwigia sedioides alive over winter, and of how it plants are rare is that they are difficult to grow, and always died in January, no matter where I kept it in it is up to growers to discover methods that make my greenhouse. I wrote about a trip that Walter growing them less difficult so that customers can Pagels and I took, and of how we had encountered have them. Otherwise, there is no point in trying to it on three occasions on the trip. We acquired some keep them for sale. of it in each place, along with pearls of wisdom as Whatever the plants, and whatever the reasons for to how we might keep it in southern California. their rarity, how we handle them will determine Walter had over-wintered it by heating a tank on the whether we succeed with them. Obviously, it is best south side of his house, covering the tank each to start with multiple specimens because we can try night. I cannot reliably do that, so I knew that it different growing conditions to see how the plant would be disastrous for me to try, and that if I were responds in each. Frequently, however, one plant is to succeed, it would have to be in my greenhouse, all that we have, and in this case we must make our without artificial heat. best guess how to proceed. If the The most salient piece of information plant was collected in the wild, we we got was that if the plants were should try to mimic the conditions “Success with vigorous going into winter, they would in which we found it. If it came difficult plants, almost certainly survive. This seemed from someone, we can ask for too simple, but I came home and put advice, but in the rare event that we happily, equates to my plants into good soil in 8” of water. have no clue whatsoever about its profit.” Once they had grabbed onto the soil, I needs, we can only go with what we force-fed them until the cold weather know, be vigilant, and hope for the was imminent. Happily, they grew and best. even bloomed before the dreaded cooling came. I Frequently, plants collected from the wild, or which moved them to different parts of the greenhouse, come to us in a weakened condition, just need a and chose as one of the spots a shallow tank that is place to set some roots, and do not necessarily want set high in the room. I wound the stems in among fertilizer until they are established in their new the pots in the shallow water, leaving the leaves substrate. Starting them in aged soil, or soil with comfortably on the water and, while they got very few nutrients will often yield the best results. awfully small in January, they survived. The pots of Tubers often sprout better in open water than in soil and the slightly warmed water kept them alive, soil. I once killed a tuber of Sagittaria ‘Silk even though it was a very cold winter. In mid- Stockings’, a plant that I had wanted for some time, February, I began to give them fragments of 12-8-8 by planting it directly into soil in which it would Grow Power tablets, which they took up greedily. have thriven had I let it sprout roots in open water Thus, I came into this spring with 22 plants, which first. I got hasty and lost the plant. have now been moved outside and are large enough to sell. Removing burdensome leaves and flowers, especially if the roots have been cut or damaged The upshot: a combination of past experience, good significantly, is useful. With waterlilies, if the roots advice, patience, and diverse resources, can, and have been damaged, or are rotting, I float the plant frequently does, ensure success with difficult plants, until I see new root growth from the tuber. I then which, happily, equates to profit. Vol. 22, No. 3 The Water Garden Journal Page 13
Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors of the IWGS
Criteria for Nominees
The candidate must be an IWGS member (for a minimum period of two years) and be able to serve a full three- year term, and be willing and able to participate in telephone, online and in person Board discussions, voting and meetings throughout the year. The Annual Board Meeting each year takes place at the Symposium – all other meetings are online, or by phone.
Candidates also should:
Understand and be dedicated to the IWGS’ ideals, mission, and objectives Possess a notable reputation in their profession or area of endeavor Have the expertise and competence to make sound decisions for the IWGS Demonstrate a readiness to make a significant commitment of time and to make available or have access to resources – human, financial, and material – on behalf of the IWGS during tenure on the Board Be willing to represent membership’s interests and concerns in Board deliberations Enhance the diversity of perspectives represented on the Board Be persons whose presence contributes to a strong, working Board Have a record of service to and financial support for the IWGS Make every attempt to attend Symposia during their term of office. Be willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses Be able to work and communicate in written and spoken English Be accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making
The Nominations Committee encourages nominations at any time, as they are building a pool of candidates for the future.
Nominations should contain the following information and be e-mailed to [email protected]:
NOMINEE
Full name of the Nominee, email address, and phone number
List of the qualifications of the Nominee
Full name of the Nominator, email address and phone number
Deadline for nominations January 31, 2008.
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UK Meet at Wisley 1st July 2007
by James Allison
Around twenty folk arrived at the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Gardens in Surrey on A leisurely lunch followed, with lots more aquatic a rather damp Sunday morning, but the weather conversations, before the majority of the group had soon brightened up for us. to head home. A few of us ventured on to see Harry's garden and greenhouses where he was There were a good number of familiar faces growing on more of the tropical lilies used in the alongside some new visitors, and after an RHS display. opportunity to catch up on news over a coffee we set off for the new glasshouse at the far side of the Harry was using a rich mixture in the base of the gardens, passing the famous rock and water garden pots with topsoil supplemented with Blood, Fish
on route. As it had only been open for a few weeks, and Bonemeal, Osmocote granules and fertilizer the greenhouse planting still looked relatively new, tablets. The centre layer of the pots held ordinary but despite this, the tropical waterlily pool had a loam and the waterlilies were planted into a shallow good number of blooms. Our group clustered layer of sharp sand at the surface of the pots. The around the pond to discuss the varieties on show, abundance of fertilizer and warm temperatures gave such as 'King of Siam', 'Foxfire' and 'Peach Blow', some very impressive blooms, larger than those we whilst Harry Hutchings (who helped grow on the had seen at Wisley - it was certainly worth the visit. lilies for the display) described how he propagated tropical lilies. Special thanks to Harry for all his hard work getting the waterlilies donated by IWGS members and Afterwards we headed on back through the gardens, supporters [Rich Sacher, Craig Presnell, Brad and past the canal pond with its large collection of Brandon McLane) ready for the RHS display, and hardy waterlilies. The usual debate about naming for showing us around, and to Roger and Biddi followed, though to give the RHS credit, the vast Kings for arranging the logistics of the excellent majority were well labeled. A number of comments lunch. I'm sure everyone greatly enjoyed their day. were made about the small size of the hardy waterlilies, but it turns out that most of them had Editor’s Note: One of our IWGS UK members, been replanted the previous autumn and they were Peter May, has a very nice online journal. He just re-establishing. Nevertheless, certain waterlilies includes a write-up about the Wisley meeting at: such as 'Newton' and 'Pink Sensation' were giving a www.watergardenermagazine.com/node/1389 particularly good show. Vol. 22, No. 3 The Water Garden Journal Page 15
In Memoriam
by Noelene Pullen
Charles Allen Winch (20 May 1918 – 19 November 2006)
Charles Allen Winch, usually known as Charlie, hours as a teenager and young man building cement was born in Drummoyne, (a suburb of Sydney, and stone ponds in the family backyard. Tropical Australia), the youngest child of Lottie and William waterlilies such as N. capensis, N. gigantea and N. Winch. He had an older sister Connie and an older nouchali were acquired. His parents (both keen brother Wilfred. As a baby he was very small and gardeners) cared for his goldfish and plants during his his parents worried that he wouldn’t survive. He WWII service. certainly proved them wrong, living until 88 and a half years! In 1950 Charlie married Beryl Enid Glasson and following her suggestion in 1953 he became the first Charlie was educated at Australian to import day- Drummoyne Public School flowering tropical and passed to attend waterlilies. He purchased 12 Drummoyne High School. American cultivars, As it was the Depression, (‘General Pershing’, ‘Pink his parents couldn’t afford Pearl’, Independence’, the textbooks so he was ‘Persian Lilac’, ‘Peach persuaded to help his father Blow’, ‘Golden West’, on their poultry farm and ‘Talisman’, ‘St. Louis’, attend evening continuation ‘Mrs. George Pring’, classes at Rozelle where he ‘Isabelle Pring’, ‘August learnt draughts, woodwork Koch’, and ‘Director and other life skills. George T. Moore’), from the William Tricker During the early years of Nursery, Independence, WWII, Charlie being a Ohio. His first hybridizing primary producer joined the success came the following Militia. In 1942 he decided year with ‘Noelene’ but the to cease egg production and need to provide for his wife transfer to the Army and two daughters, Noelene working as a cook. He saw and Margaret, led him to put overseas service in Borneo nd th his hybridizing hobby on in the 2 /12 Australian hold. Field Ambulance obtaining the rank of sergeant. He The girls both married in was discharged in 1946 1976 and Charlie proudly after assisting with the evacuation of Prisoners of marched them down the aisle. They presented him War from Kuching in Sarawak. with 3 grandchildren: Mark born 1983, Paula born 1984 and Dean born 1987. Charlie enjoyed showing On his discharge from the army, he became a full- them the ropes of his daily life in the hobby-filled time aquatic nurseryman, breeding goldfish and backyard. Due to suburban sprawl and his need for a growing various cold water aquatic plants, especially large backyard, the extended family helped him move waterlilies. He had acquired his first goldfish and a a few times over the years, the last being in 1989 to a hardy waterlily in 1928 at age 10, and spent many
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2.25 acre property on the outskirts of Sydney. This Affiliate Societies was a major undertaking and took three months. by Tom Frost Charlie gained a reputation in Australia for very red colored Comets due to many years of selective South Carolina Koi & breeding. In the early 1970s, when his daughters had grown up, he started spending more time on Water Garden Society hybridizing tropical waterlilies again, acquiring ‘Ted The South Carolina Koi & Water Garden Society Uber’, ‘Yellow Dazzler’, ‘Afterglow’ and ‘Blue was founded in July of 1997 to promote the hobby Triumph’. He retired in 1978 and spent the next 25 of keeping and breeding koi and pond fish, as well years passionately devoted to this hobby. By as to encourage the appreciation and interest in improving the variety of colors in both flowers and water gardening, ponds and fish. The Society’s leaves, and increasing the number of petals per objectives are to disseminate information to help flower, he created a legacy of beautiful plants for the members and to stimulate the study and culture of world to share. water plants and fish. He became a founding Life Member of the Located in Upstate South Carolina, they hold International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society meetings and/or activities ten times a year. Monthly after visiting American water gardening enthusiasts in meetings are generally held at the home of a 1985 such as Walter Pagels, Jack Wood, Bill Uber, member and include snacks and a brief formal Charles & Sally Thomas, and Rolf & Anita Nelson. program of interest to all members. Anne & Tom Emmet persuaded him to present a paper on his hybridizing at the IWGS Symposium in Each year they sponsor a Pond Tour when some Denver in 1987 where he enjoyed the hospitality of members welcome the community to visit their John & Mary Mirgon. ponds. Some ponds are smaller than one hundred
gallons, while others exceed ten thousand gallons. One of the highlights of his life was the recognition he received in 2005 when he: won Best New You do not need to have a water garden to join this Waterlily 2005 in the IWGS competition with ‘Blue group. All you need is some curiosity about the Aster’; was inducted into the IWGS Hall of Fame, hobby. (the only Aussie so far); and received the inaugural Araluen Award for excellence in Australian water Annual membership fees are $25 (single/family) gardening. In 2006 the family donated hybrids for and renewals are $20. display at the New Orleans Botanical Gardens, and in 2007 more hybrids were sent to the Royal Botanic For more information, contact: Gardens Kew for display and inclusion in their Collection.
Gardening journalist Philip Swindells wrote in 2005 that Charlie’s great hybridization legacy was “in the spirit of early Australian pioneers, for unlike his contemporaries in the United States, who were able to provide mutual support, Charles worked in isolation thousands of miles away, without the modern President: Archie Gantt, communication systems that we take for granted [email protected] today. Water gardeners everywhere owe him a great Website: www.sckwgs.org debt of gratitude for his work, both with waterlilies and goldfish.”
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Extreme Pond Plants
by Rowena Burns
Vines of the Pond – Going to Extremes
One of the obvious characteristics of a pond that almost every stem. The trifoliate leaves similar to bean becomes of concern to a new pond owner is the wide leaves can get quite dense on the long stems unless expanse of open water. In trying to decorate this, it soon pruned by hungry koi. This is one plant that needs becomes evident that waterlilies or floating plants seem frequent replanting, saving only the tips of the stems (for to be the only types of plant to be able to colonize the bloom) to keep it under control. deeper areas. As the old saying goes, “Nature abhors a vacuum” and of course, nature has provided another kind Another vine known for rapid growth is Primrose of plant perfect for reaching these areas. Creeper – (Ludwigia peploides syn. Jusseia diffusa). It looks great in large water gardens or in container ponds. The best way to describe them is as vines in the pond. While it loves to stretch its long stems over the surface of They anchor themselves securely in the soil in the the water, it is also quite happy hanging over the edge of shallower areas, and then stretch out long stems across a beautiful ceramic pot, as long as its roots are in water. the open water. In fact, some of them can reach The large yellow blooms appear frequently, making it a incredible lengths in one summer – ten feet or more is showy addition to the pond. not unusual. Each type has some unique attribute that makes it of particular value in the water garden. Some of My favorite in the Marsilea or water clover family is the best for the water garden are: Patterned Four-Leaf clover (Marsilea mutica). While again a very fast grower, the numerous showy leaves Water Strawberry (Potentilla palustris) is the hardiest of with delicate patterns of green and purple look wonderful this category – actually a native of Europe and North floating on the surface of the pond. When crowded, or in America – it is renowned as a colonizer in nature. The drier conditions, the leaves will stand upright in the pot. long stems stretch out into the water and form a network You will be very lucky to have one of these in your of foliage with roots to take up nutrients or find new pond. places to settle. Other plants take advantage of this as their seedlings catch in the foliage. Detritus and later soil Last but certainly not least are the two water Sensitive builds up and soon the bank of the pond encroaches Plants. These closely resemble the non-aquatic sensitive farther into the water, making the pond size shrink. plant, however, must be kept wet. The dainty small- Eventually, over many years, the pond can vanish leafed Sensitive Plant (Neptunia aquatica) will snap the altogether, unless a flood, or storm washes away the leaves shut very rapidly when touched – a delight for build-up, and the process starts over. All the vining water children of any age. The bright yellow pom-pom flowers plants perform this task in nature, but the water are an added bonus when they occasionally appear. The strawberry is one of the lesser known ones in water growth of Neptunia is much more restrained than its gardening. Water strawberry adds red and purple to the look-alike – the Giant Sensitive Plant. This astounding usual green of foliage, with bright red stems, and in late plant can grow 10 feet or more even in a Northern summer, purple foliage. The flowers resemble summer, with one or more sturdy reddish-brown stems strawberry flowers but are purple. The fruit is dark spreading across the pond. The numerous oval leaves purple and even looks like a shrunken strawberry. If kept line up on either side of leaf stalks, which sprout in a container, water strawberry is usually a restrained frequently on either side of the stems. Blooming much grower, and will not crowd out other plants in the pond. more frequently than the Neptunia, the Giant Sensitive Plant (Aeschynomene fluitans) has sturdy yellow At the other extreme is Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata) flowers much resembling that of the pea family. – this vigorous grower can produce an astounding Unfortunately, the leaves of this giant version close very amount of stem growth given good soil and a suitable slowly when touched, and sometimes do not co-operate wet environment. It is very hardy, happily surviving at all. However, its amazing growth and showy extremely cold temperatures, but the stems can desiccate appearance make this absolutely extreme plant justify its if exposed to strong winds in winter. One of the first name as “Botswana Wonder”. plants in the water garden to bloom, it pops up a pyramid of apple blossom pink fringed flowers at the end of Have fun with these extreme pond plants!
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THE WATER GARDEN JOURNAL Volume 22 Number 3
EDITOR FRED MCCORKLE EDITORIAL BOARD JAMES ALLISON PAULA BILES BARRE HELLQUIST WALTER PAGELS DISTRIBUTION KEITH FOLSOM
The Official Publication of the Front Cover Photo: INTERNATIONAL WATERLILY AND WATER GARDENING SOCIETY Cover Photo is the 2007 IWGS New Waterlily OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY Competition’s Best New Waterlily: Nymphaea 'Suwanna' PRESIDENT TISH FOLSOM by Ms. Kanchana 'Kathy' Kokhakanin (Thailand) VICE PRESIDENT JIM PURCELL Photo by John K. Wyman TREASURER ROWENA BURNS SECRETARY ROBERT BURNS EXEC. DIRECTOR KEITH FOLSOM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mission Statement—The International Waterlily & Stephen Blessing, Robert Burns, Rowena Burns Water Gardening Society (IWGS), is a non-profit Tish Folsom, Cathy Green, Grant Mitchell organization of multinational membership dedicated to Larry Nau, Rolf Nelson, Suzan Phillips, Jim Purcell the furtherance of all aspects of water gardens and their Thomas Tilley, Dael Wright, Charles Thomas associated plants. As an organization we support and promote education, research, and conservation in these www.iwgs.org areas.
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Nymphaea Registration 2007 Aquatic Art Competition
by Jim Purcell Winners
by Paula Biles Here is the information on the most recently registered Nymphaea cultivar The momentum continued to build with our second Annual Aquatic Art Competition. The distinguished Hybridizer: Philip Wright, England panel of international judges has countless decades Cultivar’s name: N. ‘Phil’s Crimson Cup’ of experience in the art, graphics, and publishing – Parents of cultivar: James Allison, England; Olivia Marie Braida seed (maternal) parent: ‘Almost Black’ Chiusano, USA; Gordon Ledbetter, Ireland; and probable pollen (paternal) parent: ‘Perry’s Super Nancy Styler, USA. Red’ Winners received a beautiful metal plaque with The hybridizer represents the cultivar as being: their artwork on it, created and donated by Nancy large, vigorous plant, dark red, cup-shaped flowers, and Trey Styler (Ink Differently). The artist with very free flowering, crown rot resistant. Flowers the best artwork, Roberta Francis, received “The become darker as the season progresses. ‘Phil’s Lily” award. It was presented at a special ceremony. Crimson Cup’ most closely resembles ‘Almost Black’, but outer petals less white more red, inner Since entries are submitted electronically, they can petals not as dark, underside of leaves more red. be sent from anywhere. Next year we hope to have even more participation from other countries. So Herbarium standard (sample) of cultivar: a standard check our website to see the rest of the entrants and of the cultivar is planned to be deposited at the RHS for details about the 2008 Aquatic Art Competition. Herbarium in Wisely, England. The winners are below and on the back cover:
Roberta Francis Best Overall—The Lily Color Illustration—Adult 1st Place
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Jordon Steele Photography—Adult 1st Place Roberta Francis B&W Illustration—Adult 1st Place
Sam Schlesinger Photography—Teen 1st Place
Scott Serkeras Color Illustration—Youth 1st Place
Grace Connett Judy LewLoose st Photography—Youth 1st Place Mixed Media—Adult 1 Place