Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2008 Great Lakes USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Janet Blair' Flower very pale pinkish mauve with golden bronze rays on the upper lobe, widely funnel-shaped, frilly edges, fragrant, about 3½" across. Tall truss holds about 13 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, with a slight ripple, 5" long, glossy, dark green. Dense, well-branched growth habit. Grows wider than tall. Reaches a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C). Hybridized by Dexter. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Olga Mezitt' Flower light purplish pink with inconspicuous gold green blotch that ages to reddish brown, openly to tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across. Dome-shaped trusses hold about 12 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves lanceolate shaped with acute apex and cuneate base, convex, 2" long, yellow-green. Leaves turn mahogany color in winter. Upright growth habit. Reaches an approximate height of 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -15ºF (-26ºC). Hybridized by Mezitt. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Stewartstonian' Flower moderate red with a slight flush of strong reddish orange along lower midribs in the throat, faint spotting of strong red on ventral lobe, openly funnel-shaped, 1" across. Inflorescence is 2 flowered. Blooms early midseason to midseason. Leaves elliptic, ¾" long, glossy, green tinged red. Leaves turn wine red in winter. Dense, compact habit. Grows to about 5 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C). Hybridized by Gable. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Arneson Gem' Flower vivid yellow in throat, shading to reddish orange at margins, outside red, widely funnel-shaped, 3¾" across. Held in ball-shaped trusses with 10 to 15 flowers. Blooms early midseason to midseason. Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 2½" to 3½" long, slightly wrinkled above, slightly hairy below. Upright, spreading habit. Grows to approximately 3 ft. tall in 10 years. Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C). Hybridized by Arneson. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Sally and John Perkins, Sally and John Perkins, Harold Greer, Harold Greer. |
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Prior Years Selections for Great Lakes USA Region |
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