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‘Prairie Splendor’ Penstemon, Dale T. Lindgren

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

‘Prairie Splendor’ is a Penstemon being released by the Univ. of Nebraska for its large, attractive flowers. This seed-propagated selection produces uniform plants except that flower colors differ between plants. ‘Prairie Splendor’ has been registered with the American Penstemon Society and assigned registration number 9301.

Origin

‘Prairie Splendor’ Penstemon originated from four generations of mass selection from the segregating population ‘Henry Hybrids’, which was named by Viehmeyer around 1960 (Viehmeyer, 1969) (Fig. 1). ‘Henry Hybrids’ originated from a cross of Penstemon cobaea Nutt. × Penstemon triflorus A. Heller made by Mrs. Norman Henry of Gladwyne, Pa., around 1940. Penstemon cobaea …

The Need To Register New Cultivar Names: Penstemon, A Case Study, Dale T. Lindgren

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

The genus Penstemon of cultivated landscape plants contains many species (Kartesz and Kartesz, 1980) and named horticultural selections (Lindgren and Davenport, 1992). However, of the 443 names listed in a recent publication summarizing Penstemon cultivar and selection names, only 29 (7%) were registered with the American Penstemon Society’s “Registrar of Cultivars” (Lindgren and Davenport, 1992). As with many ornamental crops, Penstemon cultivars are selected and developed by public and private plant breeders (professional and amateur) and other individuals. Many individuals who release and name Penstemon cultivars have little understanding of the cultivar release and registration process. Registering a new cultivar …