Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Gilbert Myers'

Flower white with distinct purple margins inside and out, and with a yellowish green dorsal blotch, broadly funnel-shaped, frilly-edged lobes, about 3" across.  Ball-shaped truss holds 11 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves narrowly elliptic, flat, rounded base, broadly acute apex, 7" long, semi-glossy, dark green, retained 2 years.  Dense growth habit.  Height: 5 ft. in 10 yrs. Plant is bud hardy to -10°F (-23°C).  Open-pollinated plant was selected by Myers.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Blaney's Blue'

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 typical height of 5 ft. in 10 years.  Plant and bud hardy to at least -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Blaney.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Ben Morrison'

Flower deep yellowish-pink with red spotting and irregular white margins, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 2¾" across.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, 1¾" long, discrete, colorless hairs above and below on midribs and at margins.  Spreading, dense habit.  Grows 2x wide as tall.  Grows to a typical height of about 2 ft. in 10 years.  Hardy to 0°F (-18°C).  Hybridized by Morrison.

Deciduous Azalea: R. canescens

Flower pale to deep pink, rarely white, tube often deeper colored than the lobes, tubular funnel-shaped, fragrant.  Inflorescence 6-19 flowered.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves ovate or obovate to elliptic, up to 3½" long, deciduous.  Grows to 5 ft. tall in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Native species found in the eastern United States coastal plains from Carolina to Florida.