Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2017 North West USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'True Blue' Flower inside light purple, with dark purple dorsal lobe spotting and white stamens; outside vivid purple, funnel-campanulate, wavy-edged, 2¼" across. Conical-shaped truss holds 21-25 flowers. Blooms early midseason to midseason. Leaves ovate, broadly acute apex, rounded base, 6" long, glossy, moderate olive green. Dense plant habit. Grows to a typical height of about 5 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to 10°F (-12°C). Hybridized by Bones. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Razorbill' Flower near pale purplish-pink, with variable darker pink overtones, tubular-shaped, about ½" across. Held in conical-shaped trusses with 6-12 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves ovate, ¾" to 2" long, ciliate, dull, dark green. Grows wider than tall. Typical height of about 2 ft. in 10 yrs. Plant is cold hardy to 0°F (-18°C). Hybridized by Cox. Received the Award of Merit and the First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Schneeperle' (syn. 'Snow Pearl') Flower white with strong/light yellow-green spotting on dorsal lobe, funnel-shaped, double, slightly wavy edged, 1⅜"-1¾" across. Two buds at shoot tips. A midseason bloomer. Leaves ovate, rounded to acute apex, cuneate base, about 1" long, glossy, dark green. Dense, semi-prostrate plant habit. Grows to a height of about 2 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Hachmann. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Totally Awesome’' Flower brilliant and light yellow with vivid reddish-orange edges and vivid yellow dorsal blotch, reverse deep yellowish-pink, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 4" across. Some flowers with petal-like stamens. Dome-shaped truss with 7 flowers. A midseason bloomer. Leaves narrower than narrowly elliptic, acute apex, narrowly cuneate base, 2¾" to 3¼" long, concave, glossy, dark yellowish-green. Upright, well-branched plant. Grows to a height of about 4 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C). Hybridized by Bunnell. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Harold Greer, Kenneth Cox, Tijs Huisman, Don Wallace. |
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Prior Years Selections for North West USA Region
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