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Emerald Ice (R. yakushimanum x R. bureavii)
Sun Low 3’ Early May Pink/White 0°F.
One of the wonderful components of this cross is the lovely, dense deep
green foliage above, highlighted with bronze colored indumentum
below, which by the way, also includes the stems and buds. The wealth
of buds open to hues of pale pink that slowly fade to angelic white ballshaped
blooms. The stunning juvenile new growth is a blend of hairy
pale bronze that mollifies to a mature darker bronze. (Eichelser) 12”- 15”
Enchanted Evening (Parentage unknown)
Some Shade Medium 4’ Late May Salmon Pink +5°F.
This plant is very similar to King of Shrubs, except for its somewhat
greater hardiness. The plant growth habit is rounded, broadly branching
and nicely sheltered by matte moss green leaves with a slight twist, that
are held for 3 years. The burnt-sienna buds open to laxed-shaped blooms
of soft salmon with a peachy-orange stripe that radiates from the throat
to the margins. The golden-ochre throat has lime green freckling within.
(Whitney, Sather 1976) (Fall 2012) 6"- 8"
∗English Roseum (R. catawbiense x Unknown)
Sun & Heat Tall 6’ Late May Rosy Lavender -25°F.
Another 100+ year young plant from England that tolerates many
adverse environmental conditions. This rock hardy plant produces a tremendous
number of glossy green leaves, over a well-branching rounded
superstructure. Soft rosy lavender ball-shaped blooms are amply produced
and beautifully presented. (Waterer 1900±) 12”- 15”, 15”- 18”
Eruption (Tarantella x Seestadt Bremerhaven)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Rosy-Red/Pink -8°F.
This well-branching plant grows wider than tall and is blanketed with
abundantly produced dark forest green leaves. The multiple buds open to
conically-shaped blooms with substantial rosy red flower margins, that
fade to a very pale pink throat with freckling within. (Hachmann 1994)
12”- 15”
Euan Cox (R. hanceaunum ‘nanum’ x R ludlowii)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1’ Early May Yellow -5°F.
A bounty of small and delicate yellow bell-shaped blooms are poised in
loose clusters eclipsed with red freckling on the upper lobes. A periphery
of deep olive green leaves framework a widely branching plant that displays
visible scales on both leaves and branch stems. (Cox, Glendoick
1981) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Evening Glow (R. discolor x Fabia)
Some Shade Medium 5' Late May Yellow 0°F.
An upright and spreading plant nicely exhibiting matte green foliage
held for 2 years. A prominent calyx skirts the laxed-shaped trusses of
yellow. (Van Veen Sr. 1958) 12”- 15”
Excelsior (R. degronianum ssp. yakushimanum hybrid)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Pink -10°F.
A prodigious display of deep rosy pink buds open to show off
rounded pink wavy-edged blooms that fade to a blush pink/white.
This tough new German hybrid displays a mounding superstructure
that grows wider than tall and is beautifully circumvented with thick
deep green leaves above and fawn colored indumentum below.
(Heinje) 12”- 15”
Extraordinaire (Gold Medal & Olin O. Dobbs)
Sun /Part Shade Medium 5’ Early May Creamy Pink -5°F.
This hybrid exhibits a bounty of rose-colored buds that unfurl to present
pink margins that transcend to a creamy throat, accented by a very
prominent red eye and nuances of pale yellow within. As the bloom
slowly ages, the colors fade to a creamy-pink. Well-furnished dark green
leaves nicely shroud this rounded superstructure. (Greer 1994) 6”- 8”
∗Fabia (R. dichroanthum x R. griersonianum)
Some Shade Low 3' Mid-May Salmon Orange +5°F.
This moundlike and well branching plant with smooth-textured matte
green leaves is handsomely covered by loose hanging bell-like salmonorange
flowers skirted by a small calyx that offers something unique for
the garden. (Aberconway 1934) 12”- 15”
∗Fantastica (Mars x R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada')
Some Shade Low 3' Mid-May Red Pink -15°F.
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Bright red buds open to large well-formed, elegant trusses of conical
outline with glowing red outer flower margins and lighter pink-white
within. The magnificent trusses are long lasting, and completely cover
this moundlike plant clad with a bounty of dark green leaves. (Hachmann
1983) 6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
∗Fastuosum Flore Pleno (R. catawbiense x R. ponticum)
Sun Tall 6' Mid-May Lavender Semi-double -10°F.
The dome-shaped trusses of semi-double lavender flowers with a yellow
eye have a long-lasting bloom, and great public appeal. The somewhat
open and upright growth has slightly elliptical convex green leaves.
(Gehr, Francoisi, Ghent + 1846) 10”- 12” thru 15”- 18”
Fat Besse (A sport of Besse Howells)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Magenta -15°F.
An abundance of large matte olive green leaves are displayed on a
widely branching, rounded plant. Above this leafy canopy is a mulitude
of deep magenta buds that unfurl to present magenta-blue ballshaped
blooms with ruffled margins and some dark freckling within.
(Briggs) 12”- 15”
Firecracker (Mars x America) x Mars x Scarlet Blast)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Late May Red -15°F.
Fiery red ball-shaped blooms with dark freckling within, are exhibited on
a rounded, dense and compact plant, nicely blanketed with well-furnished
dark olive green leaves. (Pride) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
∗Fire Rim (Nancy Evans x Pink Petticoats)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early May Magenta Yellow +3°F.
This exciting new hybrid produces a prodigious array of bright red buds
that open to frilly-edged magenta blooms that transcend to a light yellow
throat with red freckling within. These stately ball-shaped blooms have
a wonderful sophisticated elegance. The widely branched plant is
shrouded with good-looking dark olive green leaves. (J. Barlup 1996)
6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
Firestorm (Vulcan x Chocolate Soldier)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-May Red -25°F.
A profusion of buds unfurl to display majestic red ball-shaped blooms,
full of substance, ornamenting this dense, broadly branching, mounding
plant, generously frameworked with matte green leaves. (Mehlquist
1991) 10”- 12”
First Impressions (Independence Day x Mrs. Furnival)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid-May Pink -5°F.
A great profusion of bright magenta-red buds open to feature
rounded pale purplish-pink blooms with a creamy-white throat and
deep magenta margins, all highlighted with a large prominent deep
magenta-red flare and freckling on the upper dorsal lobes. Moderate
purplish-pink midribs and margins also enhance this large 6”
bloom. Broadly elliptic deep olive green leaves silhouette this widely
branching plant. (Barlup 2008) 8”- 10”
∗Flaming Comet (Ring of Fire x Lem’s Cameo)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Cream Red 0°F.
Ball-shaped creamy yellow blooms are highlighted by frilly-edged red
margins. This parade of color nearly obscures the leafy green undercarriage
of dark green leaves that ornament this upright growing, well-proportioned
plant. (Thompson) 12”- 15”
∗Flaming Star (Ring of Fire x Lem’s Cameo)
Sun/Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Cream/Red-Orange 0°F.
Yellow ball-shaped blooms are stunningly accented by vivid red-orange
margins that really highlight this well-proportioned and amply furnished
upright growing plant that exhibits a periphery of deep moss green
leaves. (Thompson 1996) 12”- 15”
Fragrans (R. catawbiense x R viscosum)
Some Shade Low 3’ Early June Lavender/White -10°F.
This rounded plant is silhouetted with fragrant lavender blooms with a
white throat. This plant is classified as an azaleadendron which is a cross
between a rhododendron and a deciduous azalea. It’s hybridization took
place 200 years ago. This well-branching superstructure is frameworked
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