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tently. With age, the plant growth habit remains of specimen quality.
(Whitney, Sather 1976) 15”- 18”
∗Blue Jay (selected R. ponticum seedling)
Sun & Heat Medium 4’ Late May Light Blue -10°F.
Soft lavender-blue full-dome trusses are highlighted by a brown eye in
the throat. The plant displays the glossy medium green leaves for 3 years.
The growth habit is rounded, spreading and branches well. (Larson
1965) 10”- 12”, 15”- 18”, 18”- 21”
Bluenose (R. augustinii hybrid)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Late April Blue -5°F.
This very free-flowering bright blue form of the infamous R. augustinii
exhibits a bounty of fern green leaves on this rather typical upright plant.
Masses of bright blue blooms certainly add to its ornamental quality and
make this a great plant for a garden setting. (Bruekner 1992) 6”- 8”
Blue Pacific (Purple Splendour x Susan)
Sun/Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid-May Medium Blue -5°F.
This plant has medium blue-purple ball-shaped blooms that are nicely
highlighted by a dark eye in the upper dorsal lobes. The growth habit is
upright and spreading with a periphery of jade green leaves, which are
abundantly produced. (Whitney, Sather 1976) 15”- 18”
∗Blue Peter (Unknown)
Sun & Heat Medium 5' Early May Lavender Blue -20°F.
The full-dome, open funnel-shaped frilled lavender blue trusses with a
strong purple eye grace this plant along with beautiful dark green glossy
leaves. The growth habit is spreading, vigorous and branching well.
Weevils will always find this plant, however it is still one of the best
plants grown throughout the U.S. (Waterer, Sons & Crisp) 8”- 10” thru
15”- 18”, 21”- 24”
Blue Rhapsody (A. Bedford x Purple Splendour)
Sun/Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Blue-Purple -5°F.
One of the most distinctive features of this plant is the deep blue-purple
ball-shaped bloom contrasted by a dark eye and showy white stamens.
The well-furnished plant has dark green leaves held for 2 years, silhouetting
this upright and somewhat spreading plant interfaced with stiff
branches. (Whitney, Sather 1976) 10”- 12”
Blue Ridge (R. russautinii x R. augustinii)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Late April Blue -15°F.
A profusion of radiant blue scented flowers produced in 4-5 florets per
truss with a paler throat. The aromatic forest green elliptically shaped
leaves are amply produced and moderately cover this upright, somewhat
spreading superstructure. (Richardson, Haag 1981) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8"
Blue Tit (R. impeditum x R. augustinii)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-April Blue -5°F.
Matte green leaves pleasantly framework this dense and compact plant.
Gray-blue flowers are generously produced and handsomely presented,
after which juvenile spring foliage emerges as luminous pale yellow. (J.
C. Williams 1933) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
∗Bluette (R. augustinii x R. impeditum)
Sun or Part Shade Semi-Dwarf 2' Late April Blue -5°F.
Another dense, multi-branching and spreading plant exhibits small
lance-like, smooth-textured, glossy medium green leaves. The small
medium blue flowers are held in trusses up to 8 and totally cover the
plant. (Lancaster 1958) 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
∗Bob Bovee (R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x R. wardii)
Sun or Part Shade Low 4' Mid-May Creamy Yellow -15°F.
Pale, creamy yellow flowers with red/green spotting in the throat showcase
this rounded framework that is covered with a dense periphery of
elliptically-rounded glossy dark green leaves held for two years. (Bovee,
Sorenson & Watson, 1976) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Bonito (R. discolor x Luscombei)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early June Scented White -5°F.
An arresting plant ornamented with exquisitely scented veiled pinkwhite
flowers with a chocolate eye, presented in large shapely trusses
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classically poised above well-furnished deep green leaves ample produced.
The plant is upright and spreading with handsome proportions.
(Rothschild 1934) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Bonnie Campbell (Butter Brickle x September Song x R. pachysanthum
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Mid-May White 0°F.
This plant is a sister seedling to ‘Bonnie Johnson’ with many of the same
attributes except it grows taller (6’) and much wider (8’) in 10 years.
(Winberg 2002) 12”- 15”
Bonnie Johnson (Butter Brickle x September Song x R. pachysanthum
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May White 0°F.
Pale pink buds open to present 6” white blooms with a hint of pale green
and a very prominent vivid red throat and pale pink spokes that radiate
on the outside of the bloom from the throat to the flowers edge.
Elliptically-shaped glossy olive green leaves above have hairy indumentum
below. Pale green-white juvenile growth first emerges then transitions
to a rusty brown. This well-rounded plant has dense leaves that are
held for 3 years. (Winberg 2002) 12”- 15”
∗Bow Bells (Corona x R. williamsianum)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3' Late April Pink -5°F.
A beautiful compact, rounded and dense mound has a beautiful periphery
of glossy elliptical smooth-textured emerald green leaves held by the
plant for 3 years. The 2 tone funnel-shaped pink bells form lax trusses
that totally cover the plant, followed by a canopy of bronze juvenile
spring foliage. (Rothschild 1934) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Brett (Bosutch x R. aureum)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-March Pale Yellow -15°F.
Another hardy plant from Nova Scotia, Canada. The rounded, wellbranching
superstructure is canopied with deep green leaves that have
red petoiles and veins that nearly run the full length of the underside of
the leaf. The pale yellow blooms are round and flat-topped with green
freckling within. (Kentville Research Station) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Bric-a-Brac (R. leucaspis x R. moupinense)
Part Shade Dwarf 2’ February White +5°F.
The small white flushed pink flowers form a lax truss held in clusters of
3. The growth habit is somewhat open and spreading with glossy deep
green leaves with hairy edges, abundantly produced, all highlighting a
plant that branches moderately well. Protect from early AM frost.
(Rothschild 1934) 6”- 8”
Brickdust (R. williamsianum x Dido)
Sun Semi-Dwarf 30” Early May Dusty Rose -5°F.
This handsome, leafy canopy is supported by widely branching stems
that are completely covered by forest green leaves. A bounty of delicate
dusty-rose bell-like blooms is underscored with a nuance of salmon
tones. (Henny 1959) 12”- 15”
Bridal Bouquet (Parentage Unknown)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early May Peach Yellow 0°F.
Soft peach margins blend to a light yellow flower center with flower tissue
that totally encirles the stamens. The growth habit is compact,
rounded and branches well. Dark green leaves are retained by the plant
for 2 years, but have no indumentum. (Whitney, Sather 1987) 10”- 12”
Bridal Dream (Glenna x Dexter’s Champagne)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-April White 0°F.
Soft pink buds open to exhibit 6” ball-shaped angelic white blooms
enhanced with a showy reddish-brown dorsal flare extending about ½”
in length. As the bloom ages the dorsal flare changes to a brilliant
greenish-yellow superimposed with a larger area of red freckling.
Elliptically-shaped semi-glossy moderate olive green leaves held for 2
years beautifully canopy this plant that grows twice as wide as tall.
(Barlup, Johnson 2005) 8”- 10”
Brigg’s Red Star (The Honorable Jean Marie de Montague - Tetraploid)
Sun Medium 4’ Early May Red 0°F.
Red blooms of great substance and texture, are ornamented with frillyedges
and dark brown freckling within, all incorporated into rounded,
somewhat laxed-shaped blooms, that shroud abundant deep green,
slightly wavy leaves held for 3 years. (Briggs Nursery 1997) 8”- 10”
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