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Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2005


North West USA Region

R. 'Horizon Monarch'

Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Horizon Monarch'

Flower greenish yellow with a small, vivid red flare, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edged, 4" across.  Held in large ball-shaped truss of 5-8 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, concave, 6¾" long, olive green.  Upright, spreading plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to 5°F (-15°C).  Hybridized by Brockenbrough.

 
R. 'Ramapo'

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Ramapo'

Flower pinkish violet, held in small clusters.  Very floriferous plant.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves bluish-green, elliptic, very aromatic.  Dense and very compact habit.  Grows well in sun or partial shade, being more compact in sun.  Reaches a typical height of 2 ft. in 10 years.  Plant is cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Nearing.

 
R. 'Hilda Niblett'

Evergreen Azalea: 'Hilda Niblett'

Flower pale tints of strong pink to pale purplish pink, variously marked strong red, throat greenish white spotted deep pink or deep purplish red, broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edged, 3¼" across.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, about 1½" long.  Spreading habit.  Grows approximately to 3 ft. tall in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Gartrell.

 
R. 'Nifty Fifty'

Deciduous Azalea: 'Nifty Fifty'

Flower vivid yellow with vivid orange yellow throat, broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edged, 4½" across.  Held in ball-shaped truss with 13 flowers.  Blooms early midseason to midseason.  Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat, 2-1/2" to 3½" long, slightly bullate, slightly hairy below, deciduous.  Upright, spreading habit.  Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Named for the 50th anniversary of the American Rhododendron Society.  Hybridized by Arneson.

Photos (top to bottom) by Steve Henning, Harold Greer, Richard Clapp, Harold Greer.

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