Plants For Europe has recently filed two new EU PVR applications on behalf of breeders. These are

• Geranium pratense Laura - CPVO file number 20071771
• Lavandula stoechas With Love - CPVO file number 20071772

Many of you will be familiar with Lavandula With Love - it has just been launched in the UK by Farplants and in the Netherlands by Kwekerij van Heesbeen. Van Heesbeen have entered it into the new plant competition at next week’s Plantarium event. With Love is a fantastic variety, certainly the best pink-flowered type that is currently available, offering compact and bushy plants that are free-flowering and repeat-flowering.

Geranium pratense Laura may be new to you. It is an excellent new fully-double, pure white flowered form of the Meadow Cranesbill bred by Geranium enthusiast Christine Morley. Young plants are now available - contact us if you are interested in testing or growing this variety.

All five of the Phygelius varieties bred by Malcolm Spencer and represented by Plants For Europe have been granted EU Plant Variety Rights, effective 18 June. For details on these varieties, follow these links:

• Phygelius Croftway Coral Princess
• Phygelius Croftway Purple Prince
• Phygelius Croftway Red Emperor
• Phygelius Croftway Snow Queen
• Phygelius Croftway Yellow Sovereign

PFE is pleased to announced that we have been appointed as the breeder’s agent by Flip Schram for an exciting new Zantedeschia variety, Zantedeschia aethiopica Snow White.

This is a compact selection from the well-known variety Crowborough, growing to only 60cm high including the flower spathe. The pure white spathes are full-sized, in spite of the compact nature of the plant.

PFE has recently filed the EU PVR application on the breeder’s behalf, CPVO file number 20070529. The application date is 28 February 2007. Under EU law, a pending application for PVR affords the same protection to the breeder as if it had been granted. Therefore, we wish to remind growers that propagation and sale without a licence is prohibited.

Growers in the EU who are interested in testing this variety should contact us. In North America, Snow White is represented by our friends at PlantHaven Inc.

The application for European Union Plant Variety Rights for Nemesia Berries and Cream has been filed, using the name Nemesia FLEURBAC.

The application file number is 20070038.

Growers interested in growing this variety in Europe should contact our friends at PLA who manage all licensing in Europe.

Ajuga Black Scallop has been granted PVR in South Africa. The file number is PT4481.

Growers in South Africa that are interested in Black Scallop should contact our friends at Keith Kirsten Horticulture.

Our friends at PlantHaven Inc. have filed applications for US Plant Patent in four of the Croftway series of Phygelius on behalf of the breeder, Malcolm Spencer. The file numbers are as follows:

CROCORPRI - 11/494,379
CROPURPRI - 11/493,957
CROSNOQUE - 11/494,374
CROYELSOV - 11/494,350