Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2010 Great Lakes USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Trinity' Flower white with faint green spotting on dorsal lobe, shaded pale purplish-pink on lobe edges and reverse when newly opened, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2¾" across, faintly fragrant. Held in ball-shaped trusses of 14 flowers. Blooms late midseason. Leaves oblanceolate, obtuse apex, cuneate base, 4¼" long, convex, yellowish-green with thin, easily rubbed off orange-yellow indumentum that darkens with age. New growth has orange-tan indumentum. Rounded growth habit. Grows to a typical height of 2 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C). Hybridized by Pride. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Windbeam' Flower opens white tinged pale apricot, aging to white, after 3-4 days flowers become light purplish-pink, dorsal lobe slightly spotted red, funnel-shaped, wavy-edges, ¾" across. Ball-shaped truss holds 8 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, obtuse apex, cuneate base, 2" to 2¾" long, moderate olive green. Willowy and straggly plant habit. Reaches a height of 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -25ºF (-32ºC). Hybridized by Nearing. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Martha Hitchcock' Flower white, with strong purplish-red edges and purplish red spotting, single, 3" across. Young plants often produce strong reddish purple flowers. Inflorescence 1-3 flowered. Blooms midseason. Leaves 2¾" long, hairy, dark green. Broad, open habit. Grows to 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Morrison. Won an ARS Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the RHS. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Fragrant Star' Flower pale yellow in bud opens pale yellow inside, yellowish white outside, unmarked, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across, very strongly scented. Blooms midseason. Leaves obovate, obtuse at apex, cuneate at base, 2" long, bluish-green. Upright plant habit. Grows approximately 4 ft. tall in 10 yers. Cold hardy to -20°F (-29°C). Good heat tolerance. Created by treating R. 'Snowbird' with colchine. Developed by Briggs Nursery. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Harold Greer, Eleanor Philp, Peter Littlefield, Harold Greer. |
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Prior Years Selections for Great Lakes USA Region |
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