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Vivid magenta-purple buds unfurl to present 5 wavy-edged margins of
magenta with a white throat, accented with deep reddish-purple freckling
and additionally ornamented with vivid purple exterior margins and
showy white stamens. Bloom size is 3½” high and 7” wide. This more
upright growing 6’ shrub exhibits a 4’ broadly branching canopy in 10
years. The semi-glossy dark green leafy cover shrouds this impressive
plant. (Blough, Treadwell, Pyle 1996) 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”, 15”- 18”
∗Purple Splendour (R. ponticum x)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4' Late May Deep Purple -5°F.
A plant bearing the deepest of the purple flowers - handsome ball-
shaped trusses accented with a black eye in the upper lobe. This somewhat
upright, broadly branching and nicely foliaged plant has glossy,
smooth-textured dark green leaves held for 3 years. It flowers profusely
and reliably each year. Excellent drainage is an absolute must for this
plant to thrive. Some additional pruning may be required to maintain
plant shape. (A. Waterer ±) 6”- 8”, 12”- 15”, 15”-18”
Purpureum Grandiflorum (R. catawbiense hybrid)
Sun & Heat Medium 5' Late May Lavender -20°F.
A mounding plant of average size, amply furnished with shiny elliptical
rich deep green leaves, ornamented with lavender-blue well formed
flowers displayed in great abundance. It buds young and consistently.
This is a great plant to place against the south wall of your house.
(Waterer 1850±) 15”- 18”
Queen Anne’s (R. brachycarpum x R. catewbiense) x (R. fortunei x
Unknown)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Early May Double White 0°F.
Pale violet buds open to a pure white double flower (gardenia-like) on a
mounding plant with glossy dark green leaves that are held for 2 years.
(Skinner 1979) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Rabatz® (Double Date x Erato)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Red -15°F.
Another new German hybrid embellished with a bundle of red buds
opening to knockout open-faced red ball-shaped blooms enhanced
with short stamens and some dark freckling on the upper lobes. It is
beautifully circumvented with deep green leaves above a well-composed,
shapley and rounded plant. (Hachmann 2001) 12”- 15
Rainbow (x R. griffithianum)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Early May Pink/Rose Edge 0°F.
A plant of moderate proportions, amply clothed with deep green leaves,
displaying openly dome-shaped pink blooms with a darker rose edge.
(W. C. Slocock) 12”- 15”
∗Ramapo (R. fastigiatum x R. carolinianum)
Sun & Heat Semi-Dwarf 2' Mid-April Violet Blue -25°F.
A dense, spreading and well-furnished variety well suited for rock gardens
and/or borders. This charming garden plant presents a profusion of
violet-blue blooms that totally cover the plant. The dusty blue-green
juvenile foliage slowly changes color as it matures. It buds young and
consistently. Excellent drainage is absolutely necessary for this plant to
thrive. (Nearing 1940) 6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
Rangoon (Fanfare x Gertrude Schale)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-May Red -15°F.
A lovely compact, widely spreading plant, exhibiting showy red winter
buds that open in spring to rounded red blooms, generously produced
and beautifully presented. The deep green leaves are elliptically rounded
and held for 2 years. (Leach 1973) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
∗Recital (Mindy’s Love x Jessie’s Song)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Creamy-Yellow 0°F.
Dusty medium pink buds open to exhibit ball-shaped wavy-edged
creamy-yellow blooms accented by a mulberry-wine flare in the throat
plus a 1” calyx. Elliptically shaped matte deep olive green leaves, held
for 2 years, beautifully framework this rounded periphery of multibranching
stems. This plant blooms as a young plant. (Barlup 2000) 8”-
10” thru 15”- 18”
∗Red Gold (Ring of Fire x Lem’s Cameo)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Red Gold +5°F.
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When you view these ball-shaped blooms from a distance, they can be
best described as a very distinctive golden-toned red. When you get up
close and personal, the marriage of these two colors becomes more discernable
as red-orange flower margins that showcase golden-orange
tones within. The dark woodland green leaves amply shroud this upright,
well-mannered plant. (Thompson) 6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
Red January
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Early March Red 0°F.
A multitude of deep red buds open to showcase ball-shaped red blooms
with dark freckling within. This rounded silhouette is smothered with a
perimeter of dark green leaves held for 3 years. (Unknown) 6”- 8”
Rhein’s Luna (R. minus Carolinianum Group white x Russautinii
Group
Sun Medium 4’ Late April Lavender -15°F.
Masses of ball-shaped lavender blooms are arranged in clusters of 4-6
flowers with darker lavender margins transcending to a lighter colored
throat. Semi-glossy moderate green leaves above have brick-red scales
below and are displayed on the plant for one year. The plant growth habit
is upright and somewhat open, so may need pruning/shaping from time
to time. The plant is hardy to -25°F. and bud hardy to -15°F. (Rhein
1995) 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
∗Ring of Fire (Darigold x Idealist)
Some Shade Low 3' Late May Yellow Orange/Edge 0°F.
An arresting plant with excellent floral quality ornamented with elegant
leaves of rich deep green for year-round excellence. This shapely, wellproportioned
plant is animated with exquisite blooms of yellow accentuated
with a striking orange picotee flower edge. This plant blooms as a
5-6 year-old. (Thompson 1991) 6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
Rising Sun ([Darigold x Lacamus Spice] x Golden Anniversary #2)
Sun/Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid- May Fragrant Cream 0°F.
This upright, well-branching silhouette is nicely frameworked with
amply produced matte medium green leaves. However the most outstanding
feature of this plant is the pale creamy-yellow rounded blooms
that are beautifully eclipsed by a stunningly large red flare/freckling that
emerges from the throat of each flower. (Thompson, Greer) (Fall 2012)
6”- 8”
Robert Schill (Whitney Orange x Golden Star)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Coral-Pink 0°F.
Wavy-edged ball-shaped blooms of medium coral pink are accented by
slight red freckling within. This plant produces buds as a 4-5 year-old
and when open, exhibits 20 flowers per truss (5” tall & 6” wide). This
East Coast introduction has been in test here for the past 7 years, however
the greatest test is obviously in Mr. Rosenthal’s yard. Leaves are
abundantly produce and held for 2 years on a well-branching, rounded
silhouette. The plant is hardy to a -6°F. while the buds are hardy to 0°F.
(Rosenthal 1993) 6”- 8”
Rocket (Cunningham White x red R. catawbiense seedling)
Sun Medium 4’ Early May Coral-Pink -15°F.
The convexed, elliptical-shaped, deeply veined matte thick green leaves
silhouette an upright and well-branching plant. Small rounded, rufflyedged
iridescent flowers are abundant and incorporated with red freckling
within the throat. (Shammarello 1955) 15”- 18”
Rockhill Parkay (Yellow Rolls Royce x Skipper)
Some Shade Medium 4’ Early May Yellow +5°F.
An upright, V-shaped plant canopied with ivy green leaves held for 3
year. The remarkable springtime show beholds a misty-cream colored
bloom, which transcends to a yellow throat, all with heavy substance.
(Brotherton 1983) 10” 12”
Rocky Point (Glenna x Claire)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid April White +9°F.
Dome-shaped frilly-edged eggshell white blooms are eclipsed by a deep
brick-red flare/freckling on all the lobes, additionally accented by pale
ochre streaks along each flowers midrib. A 1½” calyx also collectively
evolves from deep purple-red buds that are poised above matte elliptically
rounded deep olive green leaves that are held for 2 years, and
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