Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2009 North East USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Yaku Prince' Flower opens purplish pink and ages to a lighter pink, pale purplish pink blotch and dark reddish orange spotting, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across. Ball-shaped truss holds 14 flowers. Blooms late midseason. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5" long, olive-green, with moderately heavy dark orange-yellow indumentum, retained 3 years. Upright, rounded, well-branched plant. Typical height: 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Shammarello. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: keiskei var. keiskei Flower pale yellow, ¾ - 1" across, widely funnel shaped. Inflorescence 2-6 flowered. Blooms early midseason. Leaves lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 1¼" - 3" long, ⅓ - 1" wide, upper surface olive to dark green, scaly below. Young leaves reddish-bronze. Very variable habit, some forms prostrate, others tall and leggy. Typical height is 2 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to 0°F (-18°C). Native species found growing in Japan (Honshu to Yakushima). |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Wintergreen' Flower strong to deep pink with strong red spotting on upper three lobes, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 2½" across. Inflorescence 2-flowered. Blooms late. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 1⅜" long, moderate olive green. Spreading habit. Low growing reaching a height of about 1 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C). Raised from seed collected by Rokujo. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Weston's Innocence' Flower white with very pale yellow dorsal flare, tubular-funnel shaped, wavy edges, 2¼" across, fragrant. Dome-shaped truss has 8 flowers. Blooms late. Leaves obovate, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat, 2½" long, glossy green, tinged bronze when new, deciduous. Dense plant habit. Grows to approximately 5 ft. tall in 10 years. Very cold hardy. Survives to to -25°F (-32°C). Hybridized by Mezitt. |
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Photos: 'Yaku Prince' by Don Kohlenberger, others by Sally and John Perkins. |
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Prior Years Selections for North East USA Region |
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