Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2011 South East USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Solidarity' Flower has purplish red margins shading to light purplish pink in throat with purplish red spots on dorsal lobe, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 3" across. Held in dome-shaped trusses of 12-13 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves, elliptic, flat, 5" long, leathery, dull green with sparse light tan indumentum, leaves retained 3 to 4 years. Plant dense and well-shaped. Grows to a typical height of about 5 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C). Hybridized by Schannen. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Mary Fleming' Flower cream flushed strong to light purplish pink, darker blotch in throat, campanulate-shaped, wavy edged, about 1" across. Buds hold 2 or 3 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves approximately 2" long, dull, dark green. Leaves are bronze when new and in the winter. Plant is sun and heat tolerant. Typical height: 2 ft. in 10 years. Plant is hardy to -15°F (-26°C). Prefers some shade for best performance. Hybridized by Nearing. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Mary Ann Egan' Flower greenish white edged moderate reddish orange, with inconspicuous central marking of strong purplish red dots, broadly funnel-shaped, 3⅛" across. Truss has 2 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate to rounded base, slightly uncurved edges, about 1½" long, semi-glossy, moderate olive green, retained 2 years. Dense plant habit. Grows to a height of 3 ft. in 10 years. Hardy to -5°F (-21° C). Heat tolerant. Hybridized by Harris. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'My Mary' Flower brilliant yellow with orange tube, no markings, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, fragrant. Conical trusses hold up to 25 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves near narrowly obovate to elliptic, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 1¼" long, deciduous. Attractive, compact habit. Grows to 5 ft. in 10 years. Insect and disease resistant. Plant is hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Beasley. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Henk Borsje, June Bouchard, Tijs Huisman, David Royster. |
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Prior Years Selections for South East USA Region
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