2007 Rhododendron of the Year Awards

Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Nancy Evans' R. 'Hotei' x R. 'Lem's Cameo' Flower light yellow with some early orange shading on lobes and reverse, orange-red buds, hose-in-hose, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across. Held in ball-shaped trusses of 19 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, 4" long, glossy, medium green, bronze colored when new. Rounded, compact plant habit. Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 yrs. Hardy to 5° F (-15° C). Hybridized by Brockenbrough.
	Photo by Eleanor Philp

	Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Blaney's Blue' R. augustinii 'Tower Court' x R. 'Blue Diamond' Flower inside light purple, outside strong violet, unmarked, funnel-shaped, wavy-edged lobes, 1½" across. Lax truss holds 3 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, acute apex, rounded base, 1" long, flat margins, glossy, dark yellowish green, changing to a bronze tone in winter. Grows to a height of 5 ft. in 10 yrs. Plant and bud hardy to at least -5° F (-21° C). Hybridized by Blaney.
Photo by Stuart Imrie

Evergreen Azalea: 'Mitsuki' R. 'Girard's Rose' sport Flower white with numerous irregular streaks of light purple, openly funnel-shaped, 2½" across. Flat inflorescence holds 2 - 3 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, margins up-curved, 1⅛" long, dull green. Dense growth habit. Grows to a typical height of 2 ft in 10 yrs. Hardy to 5° F (-15° C). Grown from seed obtained by Higashi Nursery from Hiroshima, Japan.
	Photo by Harold Greer

	Deciduous Azalea: 'Cecile' Parentage unknown Flower salmon pink with yellow blotch on upper lobe, tubular funnel-shaped, 3" to 5" across. Ball-shaped, dense truss contains 8-11 flowers. Blooms midseason to late midseason. Leaves elliptic with acute apex and cuneate base, deciduous. Upright, open habit. Grows to a height of 6 ft. in 10 years. Hardy to -5° F (-21° C). Initially raised by Lionel de Rothschild.
Photo by Jim Whillhite