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Vireya Hybrid Gallery: F
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Rhododendron 'Fairy Dancer'
natural macgregoriae hybrid x rubineiflorum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Fairy Dancer' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : natural macgregoriae hybrid
(s) X rubineiflorum
H: M.D. Cullinane (1988), G: M.D. Cullinane (1991),
N: M.D. Cullinane, REG: M.D. Cullinane (1993)
Flowers 3-5/lax truss, very widely funnel-shaped, 16x36mm,
with 5 smooth-edged lobes, moderate yellowish pink (38B)
in bud, opening deep yellowish pink (39B); outside also
39B; unspotted. Calyx 2mm long, green.
Leaves ovate, 20x10mm, flat, obtuse at base, acute at
apex, glossy green above, with a greyish scaly indumentum.
Shrub 0.3x0.3m in 5 years of very dense habit. Repeat
flowering.
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Rhododendron 'Fanciful'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x [(leucogigas x zoelleri) x (laetum x zoelleri)]
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Rhododendron 'Felicitas'
'Nancy Miller Adler' x konori
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Felicitas' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Nancy Miller Adler' X konori
R: P. Schick (pre 1983), N: P. Schick Flowers 50x50mm,
pure white; scented.
Compact shrub.
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Rhododendron 'Festive Bells'
viriosum x unknown
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Festive Bells' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : lochiae (s) X unknown
H: G.L.S. Snell (1992), G: N. Puddey (1996), N: N Puddey
(1997), I: N. Puddey & G.L.S. Snell, REG: N. Puddey (1997)
Flowers 3-6/lax truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 40x40mm,
with 5 smooth-edged lobes, deep burgundy red throughout
(and in bud), unspotted; stamens 10, red; style pinkish
red.
Leaves broadly elliptic, 92x36-40mm, flat to decurved,
acute at apex, obtuse at base, glossy green above, scaly.
Shrub 0.5x0.3m in 4 years. December-January (Australia).
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Rhododendron 'Finnegan's Rainbow'
laetum x zoelleri
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Finnegan's Rainbow' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum x zoelleri
H: G.L.S. Snell (1983), G: G.L.S. Snell (1987), N: R. Mcdonald
(1992), I: Foothills Nursery, REG: Foothills Nursery (1992)
Flowers 5-7/upright, lax truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 50x65mm,
with 5 smooth-edged lobes, opening vivid yellow (15A) inside, with
vivid reddish orange (30B) lobes; outside vivid yellow (17C).
Leaves elliptic, 80x55mm, margins upcurved, matt green, cuneate at base,
apiculate at apex, scaly.
Shrub 1.4x1.5m in 14 years. Spring - autumn.
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Rhododendron 'Firecracker'
'Scarlet Halo' x (zoelleri x christi)
H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand
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Rhododendron 'Fireflash'
Awaiting parentage details
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Rhododendron 'Fireplum'
(konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum) x zoelleri
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Fireplum' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konori var. phaeopeplum x lochiae
X zoelleri
H: P. Sullivan, G: R.M. Withers (1979), I: G.L.S. Snell,
REG: G.L.S. Snell (1986)
Flowers 6/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 50x60mm, tube
moderate yellowish pink (38B), inside of lobes deep
yellowish pink (46D); outside deep pink (50B).
Leaves elliptic, 70x40mm.
Shrub 2.0m.
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Rhododendron 'First Light'
'Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'First Light' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : identification of seed parent
uncertain X jasminiflorum
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott (1985), N: Miss J. Velvin,
I: Lyndale Nurseries, REG: Lyndale Nurseries (1988)
Flowers 10-16/truss, salver-shaped, 45x40mm, 5-lobed,
strong purplish pink (55B),the tube and a central line
down each lobe pale purplish pink (56A); stamens and
stigma pink. Calyx 1mm long, green.
Leaves elliptic-ovate, 65-70x35-40mm, dark green and
shiny when mature, with greyish brown scales on both
surfaces when young.
Compact shrub 1.5x1.0m. Repeat-flowering.
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Rhododendron 'Flamenco Dancer'
aurigeranum x macgregoriae
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Flamenco Dancer' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : aurigeranum (s) X macgregoriae
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott, N: G.F. Smith, I: G.F.
Smith (1983), REG: G.F. Smith (1984)
Flowers 20-22/truss, 32x35mm, 5-lobed, tubular funnel-shaped,
with deeply cut lobes (lobes 1/2 corolla length) giving
a star-like form, brilliant yellow (15C), suffused strong
orange (26B), deepening with age.
Leaves elliptic, 70-90x30-40mm, with minute brown scales.
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Rhododendron 'Flamingo Bay'
{[(aurigeranum x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer') x leucogigas] selfed} x another clone (No.1) of the same cross
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Flamingo Bay' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : (( aurigeranum x 'Doctor Herman
Sleumer') x leucogigas) selfed X another clone (no.
1) of the same cross
H: A. Jensen (pre 1980), G: A. Jensen, N: L. Sorenson-Smith,
I: Bovees Nursery (1996), REG: Bovees Nursery (1999)
Flowers 4-8/domed truss, elongated tubular below, broadly
funnel-shaped above, 75x90mm, with 6-7 very wavy-edged
lobes, inside of tube moderate reddish orange (41C)
to deep yellowish pink (41D), with areas of moderate
yellowish pink (33D) to moderate pink (35D), lobes light
yellowish pink (38C-D) edged strong pink (48D); outside
similarly coloured. Calyx minute, soft red.
Leaves elliptic, 105x50mm, flat, acute at apex, cuneate
at base, semi-glossy and moderate olive green (137B)
above, scaly.
Shrub 0.6x0.6m in 10 years, pendent (and best grown
in a hanging basket). Variable flowering period. (First
published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1996)
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Rhododendron 'Flashdance'
konori x 'Fireflash'
H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand
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Rhododendron 'Flash Harry'
Parentage unknown
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Rhododendron 'Foxy Lady'
'Bold Janus' x praetervisum
H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand
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Rhododendron 'Fragrant Pearl'
'Shasta' x (konori x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer')
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Rhododendron 'Frosted Candy'
konori x [aurigeranum x ('Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas)]
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