Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2022 Mid-Atlantic USA Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Dexter's Honeydew' Flower very pale purple at margins, fading to greenish white at center and a light yellow throat, openly funnel-shaped, wavy-edged, 3⅓" - 5¼" across. Ball-shaped trusses hold 7-10 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves narrowly oblong, 3" to 4¾" long, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, wavy margins. Spreading plant habit, grows wider than tall. Typical height: about 4 ft. in 10 years. Plant and bud hardy to -5°F (-21°C). Hybridized by Dexter. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Oritani' Flower pink, funnel-shaped, 2" across. Truss holds 2-5 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic to narrowly obovate, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 3" long, moderately glossy. Dense growth habit. Grows to an approximate height of 4 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C). Hybridized by Theum. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Quakeress' Flower white with flakes of moderate purple, very unevenly expressed in different flowers, wavy-edged, 2"- 2¾" across. Truss holds 2 to 7 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, large, somewhat roughened, hairy. Upright to somewhat spreading plant habit. Grows to a typical height of about 6 ft. in 10 years. Plant and bud cold hardy to at least 0°F (-18°C). Raised by Morrison. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Aromi Sunstruck' Flower vivid yellow with a vivid orange yellow blotch, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy-edged lobes, 1¾" across. Held in lax truss with 14 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 2.4" long, dull green above, with discrete hairs below. Grows to an approximate height of 6 ft. in 10 years. Plant and bud cold hardy to at least 10°F (-12°C). Hybridized by Aromi. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Don Hyatt, Don Hyatt, Carolyn Beck, Don Hyatt. |
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Prior Years Selections for Mid-Atlantic USA Region
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