Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2024 North East USA and Canada Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Jenny Tabol' Flower light yellow with pink margins on lobe sides, openly funnel-shaped. Blooms midseason. Leaves large, medium green. Dense, rounded plant habit. Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. tall in 10 years. Hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Tabol. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: R. 'Patty Bee' Flower light greenish-yellow, no markings, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobed, 2" across. Held in lax truss with 6 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 1⅜" long, green, retained 2 years. Grows broader than tall, dense plant habit. Typical height: 2 ft. in 10 years. Plant is hardy to -5°F (-21°C). Hybridized by Berg. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Herbert' Flower vivid reddish purple with a darker blotch, openly funnel-shaped, 1¾" across, frilled edges, hose-in-hose. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, about 1" long, medium green. Dense, spreading habit. Grows to a height of about 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Gable. |
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Deciduous Azalea: R. prunifolium Flower usually orange-red to vivid red, occasionally light orange, funnel-shaped, 1½" to 2" across. Inflorescence has 4-7 flowers. Blooms very late. Leaves elliptic to obovate, up to 6" long, medium green, deciduous. Upright, spreading, open growth habit. Height: 6 ft. or more in 10 years. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Native species found in the wild in the Georgia-Alabama border area. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Richard Guerard, Garth Wedemire, courtesy of Monrovia Nursery, Boris Bauer. |
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Prior Years Selections for North East USA Region |
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