Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Fastuosum Flore Pleno'

Flower purple with ray of brownish-red spots on dorsal lobe, semi-double, funnel-shaped, 2" to 2¾" across.  Loose truss has 15-17 flowers.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves oblong-obovate, 2" long, convex, dull, dark green.  Open, upright to rounded habit.  Typical height is 7 feet in 10 years.  Eventually can grow to a height of 12 ft. or more.  Plant and bud hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Hybridizer is unknown.  Raised by Francoisi Brothers.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Mysterious Maddenii'

Flower white, flushed pink, yellow flair in upper throat, broadly funnel-shaped, 6" across, highly fragrant.  Truss holds about 6 flowers.  Blooms early.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, mid green above, underside scaly.  Open, spreading plant habit.  Reddish-brown peeling bark.  Typical height is 5 feet after 10 years.  Cold hardy to 25°F (-4°C).

Evergreen Azalea: 'Cayuga'

Flower deep purplish pink with white throat, hose-in-hose, funnel-shaped, about 2½" across.  Held in clusters of 3 to 10 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves obovate, acute apex, cuneate base, 1¾" long, hairy.  Mounding, compact plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 yrs.  Cold hardy to 0°F (-18°C).  Hybridizer is unknown.  Raised by Guttormsen.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Northern Hi-Lights'

Flower pale yellow with vivid yellow blotch, aging to yellowish white, tubular funnel-shaped, 2⅜" across, fragrant.  Ball-shaped truss has 7-10 flowers.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves obovate, acute apex, cuneate base, 2½" long, hairy.  Dense, spreading growth habit.  Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 yrs.  Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.