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A plant of moderate stature, well-branching, compact and amply foliaged
with elegant leaves of rich green, enhanced by attractive fragrant pale
lilac-pink trusses of conical outline, generously presented and handsomely
displayed. (C. B. van Nes & Sons) 12”- 15”
Vanilla Spice (Silk Ribbon x White Cinnamon)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Pearl 0°F.
Deep mulberry wine buds open to ball-shaped wavy-edged frosted pearl
colored blooms, highlighted with a vivid red throat and flare, along with
a 1½” long calyx and pale yellow interior midribs and exterior margins.
These elliptically shaped semi-glossy deep olive green leaves beautifully
circumvent this well-structured framework. (Barlup 2000) (Fall 2012)
6”- 8”
∗Variegated Unique
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April Blush Pink 0°F.
The most noteable feature of this upright and well-branching plant
is its unusual foliage. The creamy-white variegation occurs randomly
on wavy-edges and, at times additional serration appears with
pale marbling. The variegation continues to hold as the plant ages.
The ball-shaped blooms are a blush pink with golden-yellow freckling
within. (Imrie 2009) 10”- 12” $25.00
Vernus (Cunningham’s White x red R. catawbiense hybrid)
Sun & Heat Medium 5’ Mid-May Pink -25°F.
Even though Cheer has the same parentage, Vernus grows a plant with
a better disposition, very well mannered and sturdy. Both are prolific
blooming plants parading a multitude of buds that unfurl to rounded
luminous pink blooms shaded darker within and enhanced with maroon
freckling on the upper lobes. (Shammarello, Leach 1957) 12”- 15”
Very Berry (Trude Webster x Jean Marie de Montague) (Tetreploid)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Late May Rosy Red -10°F.
A sturdy, stalwart plant structured with stiff branches displaying large
amply produced matte woodland green leaves, from which emerge, classically
poised, well-proportioned cone-shaped rosy-red blooms. (Greer
1988) 15”- 18”
∗Vibrant Violet (R. impeditum x R. augustinii 'Tower Court')
Sun or Part Shade Semi-Dwarf 3' Late April Violet 0°F.
This densely foliaged, broadly branching, rounded plant presents a lively
and vivid spectacle of vibrant violet blooms produced in great abundance
covering the small pointed dark green leaves. This plant is a beautiful
landscape specimen to add to the garden. (Fujioka 1986) 8”- 10” thru
12”- 15”
∗Viennese Waltz (Lem’s Cameo x Pink Petticoats)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Rosy Pink 0°F.
Red buds unfurl to large globular fragrant flowers with rose picotee
margins, fading within and eclipsed with showy orange-brown freckling.
These majestic blooms cover generously clothed forest green leaves, that
framework this upright, broadly branching plant. (Lofthouse 1984) (Fall
2012) 6”- 8”
Vincent van Gogh (Unknown)
Sun/Pt. Shade Medium 5' Mid-May White Red-Edge -5°F.
This distinctive variety always attracts attention as it displays ballshaped
flowers of white with the red picotee edging on a spreading and
somewhat open growing plant bearing matte deep sage-green leaves. It
blooms as a 4-6 year-old and consistently thereafter. (M. Koster & Sons
1939) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Violetts’s Song (Mrs. Davies Evans x Purple Splendour)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Magenta 0°F.
Ball-shaped blooms of vivid purple fade to a lighter colored throat with
a large white dorsal flare and bright green freckling within. The small
calyx is best described as a bright yellow-green. This well-branching,
mounding plant is blanketed with deep olive green narrowly elliptic
leaves held for 2 years. (Watson 1998) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Viscy (Diane x R. viscidifolium)
Sun or Pt Shade Medium 4’ Early May Creamy Yellow -10°F.
A whiskey-like bloom color is dome-shaped and long lasting, highlighted
with a strong reddish-brown freckling in the throat, along with
showy red stamens. Abundant glossy emerald green leaves beautifully
silhouette this widely spreading, compact plant. (Hobbie 1980) 10”- 12”,
12”- 15”
Voluptuous (Scintillation x Mary Belle) (Diploid)
Sun Medium 5’ Mid-May Red -5°F.
Large, globe-shaped, slightly scented blooms are ornamented with a 4”
wide margin of purplish-red that transitions to a yellow star-shaped center
with a contrasting red throat and dark red freckling on the dorsal
lobes. The superstructure of this plant mimics that of both parents, sturdy
stems and a well-branching, upright format, covered by glossy deep forest
green leaves held for 3 years. (Brack 1989) 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
∗Vulcan’s Flame (R. griersonianum x Mars) (Diploid)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5' Late May Red -5°F.
A plant of good proportions, strong and well built, furnished with ample
dark green leaves bearing ball-shaped brilliant red blooms produced in
great abundance. Blooms consistently year after year. (Lancaster 1958)
8”- 10” thru 15”- 18”
∗Wanna Bee (R. yakushimanum x R. smirnowii)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early May White-Pink -10°F.
Beautifully mantled with dark woodland green leaves above, interfaced
with bronzy indumentum below, all impressively shelter this wellbranching
rounded superstructure. Soft fuchsia-pink buds open to blushpink
to white rounded blooms, beautifully presented and amply produced.
(Berg 1981) 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
War Dance (Mars x Pygmalion)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Red -10°F.
A widely spreading, plant with dark green leaves, abundantly produced,
and additionally ornamented with vivid currant-red bouquet-like blooms
set off by a black flare and freckling within. This plant is an excellent
foundation shrub. (Brown 1979) 12”- 15”, 15”- 18”
∗Wee Bee (R. campylogynum 'Patricia' x R. keiskei 'Yaku Fairy’)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1' Mid-April Pink Red -5°F.
A choice and praiseworthy plant, clothed in attractive green scaly leaves,
abundantly produced, over which small trusses of brilliant pink-red flowers
with red freckling are prolifically generated. Fall foliage changes to
bronzy-red tones. This slow growing plant can be used as an accent in
rock garden or as the foreground plant for flowering shrubs. (W. Berg
1988) 6”- 8” thru 12”- 15”
Weston's Pink Diamond (PJM x R. mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink')
Sun Low 3' Early March Double Pink -18°F.
Remarkable bronzy fall foliage, underscored with colorful red, yellow,
orange lower leaves that drop in the fall, to silhouette this well-branched,
upright plant. Magenta buds unfurl to exhibit a profusion of double pink
blooms. (Mezitt 1983) 12”- 15”
Whidbey Island (R. niveum x R. rex)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Early April Pale Lavender -5°F.
A vigorous tree-like plant, displays textured woodland green leaves
above interfaced with pale tan indumentum below and highlighted by
silvery gray juvenile foliage. Magenta buds open to rounded pale-lavender
edged blooms of heavy substance, accented by striking purple freckling
within. (Stipe) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
∗Whisperingrose (R. williamsianum x Elizabeth)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early April Rose 0°F.
A mounding superstructure, shrouded with dense small deep green
leaves overlaid with a bounty of rosy-colored bell-shaped flowers, are
impressively displayed and presented with great freedom. The showy
juvenile new growth of bronzy-red additionally ornaments this plant for
year round excellence. (Greer 1982) 12”- 15”
White Cinnamon (R. yakushimanum ‘Exbury form’ x Mr. J.G. Millias)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May White 0°F.
Light purple-pink buds open to exhibit rounded, wavy-edged white
blooms with a slight nuance of pink on the inside edges. A large brownish-orange
flare on the dorsal lobe is also interfaced with a touch of deep
green-yellow at its center. The growth habit is more broadly branching
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