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Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2021


North West USA and Canada Region

R. 'Belva's Joy'

Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Belva's Joy'

Flower red, unmarked, widely funnel-campanulate, wavy edges, 2½" across.  Held in flat trusses with 15-20 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves oblanceolate, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 3½" long, glossy, dark green above, felt-like indumentum below, colored white aging to tan, leaves retained 2 years.  Plant has an upright, dense growth habit.  Grows to a height of about 3 ft. or more in 10 years.  Cold hardy to 5°F (-15°C).  Hybridized by Cecil Smith.

 
R. 'Mantou'

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Manitou'

Flower opens near white rapidly changing to pale purplish pink with a purplish pink throat and small red spots on dorsal lobe, openly funnel-shaped, 1" across.  Held in ball-shaped trusses of up to 35 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, flat, semi-glossy, olive green above, brown scales below.  Mounding plant habit.  Height: typically 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C).  Hybridized by Nearing.

 
R. 'Roehr's Peggy Ann'

Evergreen Azalea: 'Roehr's Peggy Ann'

Flower white with deep pink edges, funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose, 2" across.  Blooms late.  Leaves elliptic to obovate, cuneate at base, acute at apex, mid green.  Compact, dense plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Bauman.

 
R. 'Golden Flare'

Deciduous Azalea: 'Golden Flare'

Flower vivid yellow with strong orange blotch, openly tubular funnel-shaped, lower lobes turned down, about 2½" across.  Ball-shaped truss holds 12-14 flowers.  Blooms midseason to late midseason.  Leaves obovate, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 4" to 5" long, glossy, incised veins, medium green, hairy edges.  Upright, well-branched habit.  Height: 6 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -20°F (-29°C).  Hybridized by Metselaar.

Photos (top to bottom) by Jim Willhite, Sally and John Perkins, Tijs Huisman, Alice Schwegman.

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