Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Todmorden'

Flower has deep purplish-pink edges shading to light purplish-pink, aging to nearly white, with sparse light yellow-green spots, widely funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 3½" across.  Held in ball-shaped trusses of 8-15 flowers.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves elliptic to nearly oblong, flat to concave, 5" long, dull, yellowish-green, retained 2 years.  Upright, rounded habit.  Typical height: 6 ft. in 10 yrs.  Plant is hardy to -10°F (-23°C).  Hybridized by Dexter.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Windbeam'

Flower open white tinged pale apricot, aging to white, after 3-4 days flowers become light purplish-pink, dorsal lobe slightly spotted red, funnel-shaped, wavy-edged, 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.  Height: grows to about 3 ft. in 10 yrs.  Plant is hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Nearing.  Received the ARS Award of Excellence in 1973.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Autumn Royalty'

Flower inside strong purplish red with darker spotting on dorsal lobe and upper wings, openly funnel-shaped, single, 3.5"-4" across, wavy-edged.  Blooms March-April followed by autumn flowering as new buds mature.  Leaves elliptic, flat, cuneate base, acute apex, 2.25"-2.75" long, dull, moderate olive green above; with hairs on both surfaces, white at first, becoming dark grayish reddish brown and less numerous with age.  Dense plant habit.  Grows to height of about 8 ft. in 10 yrs.  Plant hardy to 0°F (-18°C).  Hybridized by Lee.  Plant patent #10580.

Deciduous Azalea: R. prinophyllum

Flower deep to rose-pink, rarely white, unmarked, tubular funnel-shaped, spicy fragrance.  Inflorescence has 5-9 flowers.  Blooms midseason to late midseason.  Leaves obovate to elliptic, cuneate base, mucronate apex, up to 3½" long, lower surface usually pubescent, deciduous.  Upright plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 5 ft. in 10 yrs.  Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Grows in the wild in North America (Quebec, New England to Virginia and west to Oklahoma).