Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2017 Great Lakes USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Wyandanch Pink' Flower purplish-pink with deep pink spotting on upper lobe, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 3½" across. Upper lobe fades to white and spots age to greenish-yellow. Dome-shaped truss has 10-14 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, convex, broadly acute apex, cuneate-oblique base, 7" long, olive green, retained 3 years. Upright, spreading, dense habit. Grows to 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: 'Floda' Flower purplish-pink edged lighter, fading to white with pink stripes and with a light orange-yellow blotch, openly funnel-shaped, 2" across. Flattened, ball-shaped truss has 3 to 8 flowers. Blooms very early. Leaves elliptic, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, 1½" long, glossy, retained 1 year. Spreading plant habit. Autumn foliage red-colored. Reaches a height of 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -25ºF (-32ºC). Hybridized by Waldman. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Rosebud' Flower strong purplish-pink, flushed with slight veining of deep purplish pink, broadly funnel-shaped, double, hose-in hose, 1⅛" across. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, 1" to 1½" long, glossy, mid green. Spreading, dense habit. Grows to a height of 4 ft. in 10 years. Hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Received the ARS Award of Merit in 1972 and the First Class Certificate in 1975 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Hybridized by Gable. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Old Gold' Flower pale orange buff flushed and overlaid with rose and with an orange blotch, opens widely "butterfly" shaped, 2⅛" to 2¾" across. Round, compact trusses have 7-15 flowers. Deciduous. Open, broad, irregular habit. Typical height: 4 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to -25° F (-32° C). Raised and introduced by Edmund de Rothschild. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Boris Bauer, Sally and John Perkins, Sally and John Perkins, Harold Greer. |
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Prior Years Selections for Great Lakes USA Region
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