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This century old plant is very sun and heat tolerant and should be used
in a hedge, for it retains an ample production of rich deep green leaves
that silhouette an upright moderate branching infrastructure. Rounded
bunches of lavender flowers additionally animate this majestic plant.
(Van Geerte, 1867) 10”- 12”, 15"- 18"
Autumn Gold (R. discolor x Fabia)
Sun of Part Shade Medium 5’ Late May Salmon 0°F.
The growth habit is broad, somewhat upright and well branching with
moss green foliage that is retained for 2 years. The salmon orange bloom
is rather laxed in character. (Van Veen, Sr. 1956) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Avalanche (Loderi Grex x R. calophytum)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Late March Fragrant White 0°F.
This plant is a rather rare plant to locate, as most propagators face challenges
in rooting it. We are at times successful. Large meduim green
leaves are exhibited only one year on this plant, however this leafy canopy
silhouettes a well-branching rounded promenade. Large flat-topped
white blooms are beautifully highlighted by a red flare/freckling in the
throat. (Rothchild 1934) 10”- 12”
Award (Anna x Margaret Dunn Group)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Late May White/Pink/Yellow 0°F.
This dense, well-branching plant is wrapped in long, narrow matte green
leaves that are somewhat cup shaped. An unique tricolor bloom of primary
white, pink and yellow with a touch of green. (Delbert 1969) (Fall
2012) 6”- 8”
Azor (R. griersonianum x R. fortunei ssp. discolor)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Early June Salmon-Pink 0°F.
This plant has a somewhat casual promenade, exhibiting large and
pointed medium green leaves nicely sheltering this moderately branching
upright superstructure. Salmon-pink blooms are carried in superb,
airy, flat-topped trusses produced in great abundance. (Stevenson 1927)
12”- 15”
∗Azurro (Lee's Dark Purple x Purple Splendour)
Sun & Heat Medium 5' Late May Red-Purple/Dark Eye -15°F.
Abundantly produced rich green leaves, blanket this well-built plant,
with dome-shaped deep purple blooms and a dark eye. An excellent plant
for cooler regions of U.S. (Hachmann 1986) 8”- 10”, 15”- 18”
∗Azurwolke (R. russatum x Blue Diamond)
Sun or Part Shade Semi-Dwarf 2' Mid-April Blue -8°F.
This dense, rounded plant produces a bounty of small blooms covering
attractive evergreen foliage. Excellent plant for rock gardens. (Hachmann
1977) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Babylon (R. calophytum x R. praevernum)
Some Shade Tall 6’ March White/Red Eye 0°F.
This stately plant of great vigor with a somewhat open promenade is
sequestered into a rounded silhouette, ornamented with a canopy of
large, majestic jade green leaves attached to thick red stems. Magnificent
white trusses are enriched with a distinctive red flare in the throat.
(Reuthe 1955) (Fall 2012) 10”- 12”
Baden Baden (Essex Scarlet x R. forrestii var. repens)
Sun or Part Shade Semi-Dwarf 3’ Early May Red -15°F.
A compact and spreading plant that branches well. The plant holds the
smooth-textured, shiny emerald green foliage for 3 years. The bright red
bells with a dark eye are held in clusters of 3-5. (Hobbie 1945) 12”- 15 ”
Bambi (R. yakushimanum x Fabia Tangerine)
Some Shade Semi-Dwarf 2’ Mid-May Salmon-Pink -15°F.
A bounty of deep green leaves beautifully framework this amply furnished
rounded plant. A prodigious array of buds open from red to bright
salmon-pink ball-shaped clusters combined with slight nuances of yellow.
(Wiseman, Waterer 1986) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Bambi x R. Proteoides
Sun or Pt. Shade Semi Dwarf 18” Early May Cream/White -5°F.
This lovely compact and dense plant is beautifully circumvented by
amply produced small deep green leaves above, coupled with pale beige
colored indumentum below. Small rounded cream to white blooms are
highlighted by pale pink margins and faint red freckling within. 10”- 12”
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Bambino (Britannia x (R. yakushimanum x Lem's Cameo))
Some Shade Low 3' Early May Cream Pink-Edge 0°F.
The medium-sized ball-shaped blooms have creamy yellow suffused
pink flowers with ruffled pink edges, a red eye, and an irregular shaped
calyx. This dense, compact and spreading plant has narrowly elliptic forest
green leaves held for 3 years with no indumentum. Weevil like this
plant. (Brockenbrough 1987) 15”- 18”
Barbara Hall (Road Red (s) x Prelude)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Mid-May Purplish/Pink -10°F.
Vivid magenta-red buds open to display stunning purplish-red
wavy-edged margins that transition to a moderate purple-pink
throat eclipsed with a prominent deep red eye within and a peripheral
of red v-shaped freckling. Deep red midveins also highlight
these ball-shaped blooms. Moderate green leaves are held for 3 years
silhouetting a very dense, rounded plant. This plant is hardy to
-20°F. and bud hardy to -10°F. (Bayport, Briggs, Weagle 2002) 10”-
12”, 12”- 15”
∗Bariton (A. Bedford x Purple Splendour)
Sun Low 4' Mid-May Purple Black-Eye -15°F.
A deep black-red eye and showy white anthers accent handsome ballshaped
trusses of violet-purple. The well-manicured, rounded plant is
well clothed with dense foliage. (Hachmann 1988) 6”- 8”, 12”- 15”
Barto Alpine (Lapponicum Series hybrids)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-April Lavender Blue -10°F.
This low, densely growing compact plant is blanketed with small deep
emerald green leaves displayed on an upright growing plant. Bright
lavender-blue flowers are lavishly produced and beautifully presented
Barto, Greer 1964) 15”- 18”
∗Beauty of Littleworth (R. griffithianum hybrid) (Triploid)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Late April Scented White -5°F.
A very tall, upright and vigorous growing plant with large deep green
smooth-textured leaves silhouette this moderately branching plant, that
beautifully exhibits large scented white flowers with purple frecking.
The plant buds as 6-8 year old, and blooms consistently thereafter.
(Mangles 1884) 12”- 15”
Belkanto® (Mrs. J. G. Millais x Golddekor)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Yellow-Orange -15°F.
(‘Golddekor’ is a R. wardii hybrid) A wealth of peach colored buds open
to stately, ball-shaped blooms of peachy-yellow with chartreuse freckling
within. Matte deep olive-green leaves are elliptically rounded with
a slight twist presented on thick stems that form an upright, well-branching
plant. (Herbst 1988) 10”- 12”
Bellefontaine (R. fortunei x R. smitnowii)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Mid May Scented Pink White -17°F.
This well-branching, upright plant exhibits sturdy purple-red stems
superstructured with amply produced long dark green leaves with
purple-red leaf petioles. Rosy-pink buds open to present large
scented ball-shaped blooms of rose to opal white, nicely eclipsed with
a red flare/eye within. (Pike, Craig) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Belle Heller (Catawbiense Album x white R. catawbiense seedling)
Sun Medium 5' Early May White/ Gold Eye -10°F.
The most notable feature of this plant is the lovely full-dome white
trusses with a distinctively large yellow eye. The growth habit is
rounded, broad and somewhat open with dark matte green leaves.
(Shammarello 1958) 15”- 18”, 18”- 21”
∗Berg's Queen Bee (R. yakushimanum x R. tsariense) formerly
Queen Bee
Sun or Part Shade Low 3' Late April Peach-Pink 0°F.
An upright and spreading plant presents remarkable dark green foliage
heavily embellished with cinnamon-colored indumentum. A profusion of
pale peach-pink blooms are carried in superb, ball-shaped clusters of
9-12. (Berg, Sinclair) 12”- 15”, 15”- 18”
Berliner Liebe (El Alamein x R. insigne)
Sun Medium 4’ Early May Rosy Red -10°F.
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