Rhododendrons: Page 3

(H5) Loose trusses of rose pink broadly funnel-shaped flowers in April-May. An interesting slow growing plant with grey-green rounded leaves, raised by Lord Aberconway, Bodnant Gardens. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Raised by Lord Aberconway, Bodnant Gardens, 1938Parentage: thomsonii X oreodoxa var. fargesiiRHS Award of Merit, 1938

Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Beautiful lavender flowers fading to pink, with reddish brown spotting. Flowering in late May early June this lovely old hybrid has olive green foliage. It tolerates sun, heat and cold and is a dense and vigorous grower. It is ideal for windbreaks or hedging and screening. Height 200cm in 10 years. Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment. Recommended...

Pink buds open to pure white flowers, mid to late May. A wonderful foliage selection, looking good all year, with fresh indumentum on the leaves, cream turning reddish brown. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. Another great Danish foliage selection from Svend Hansen, R. bureavii x R. pachysanthum. Here only counts the journal Beauty! The fresh bud is evenly rust, felted dense and adorns several weeks. The...

A tough plant with white flowers tinged soft pink and spotted ruby red in a ball shaped truss of 12 to 17 flowers, each approximately 50mm. Flowering in May this is one of the best white yakushimanum hybrids for cold climates. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. Translated, this plant is 'Snow Crown' and it certainly is a real beauty. Ideal for containers and small gardens. Easy to grow. Group: yakushimanum. Parentage:...

An interesting variegated plant with distinctive silver leaf edging. It has soft lavender blue flowers in May to June. A dense and fast growing, tough plant. Height 180+ cm in 10 years.This plant is ideal for hedging and screening. It is vigorous and tolerates sun. Recommended for: Hedging/screening. Easy to grow. Ideal position: Most garden situations. Habit: Dense. Group: Hardy Hybrid. Parentage:...

G Reuthe Ltd, pre 1990. yak seedling.

(GRANDIA H4-5) Recently collected from Vietnam. Creamy white campanulate flowers with maroon basal flashes, in a rounded truss, April. Large foliage with indumentum on older leaves. Height 150-175cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soils. CWT6498 = Alan Clark, Hannah Wilson and Jamie Taggart. North East Vietnam 2011 First introduced by Alan Clark and Keith Rushforth in 1992, collected in Lao Cai...

(TALIENSIA H7) Creamy pinkish white bell shaped and spotted flowers in April - May. Honey scented foliage. Thick tawny indumentum on underside of leaves. Height 80-100 cm in 10 years. A new selection of R. taliense, 'Woolly Dane' has dense woolly felted indumentum in a cognac colour. This thick soft felt graces the newly sprouting leaves, the undersides and the shoots throughout the year. The...

This is a stunner! It has rich deep red waxy flowers on long pedicels flowering in May to June. It has fine dark green leaves with silvery indumentum on the underside. A super dense compact plant. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. Ideal for containers and small gardens. Easy to grow. Group: yakushimanum. Parentage: facetum x 'Fabia Tangerine' X yakushimanum x 'Fabia Tangerine'. Hybridization date:...

This excellent selection has striking deep purple flowers with green mottling, paler in the throat, and reddish purple on the outside. Flowering in June this is a bushy plant with interesting small hairy leaves and stems. This selection was grown by J.B. Stevenson and introduced by A.E. Hardy in 1969. Height 140-160cm in 10 years. Recommended for lovely late flower to extend the season. Easy to...

(H6) Red buds open to bright orange flowers with wavy pink edging, softening to honey yellow and salmon pink in late May. Dull green leaves with velvety indumentum underneath. Height 75-100cm in 10 years. In the color scheme, Valencia 'is quite similar to the variety' Lullaby '. The buds open first in salmon orange to bright red. The freshly flowered flowers then show an orange Kronblattmitte with...

(H5) Pale pink bell shaped flowers which point downwards on red pedicels during April. A fine foliage plant raised by J C Williams at Caerhays in Cornwall crossing R. pseudochrysanthum x R. williamsianum. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. This is one of very few hybrids using the excellent foliage plant, R. pseudochrysanthum. It surely deserves to be more popular! • Ideal for front of borders and...

Waxy scarlet red funnel-shaped flowers in April to May which hold their colour well. Probably one of the best reds. WFH has dark green leaves with thick buff indumentum underneath the leaf, and a thinner coating on the upper surface when young. It is a lovely neat compact plant that has a spreading habit. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.It may seem a strange name for a plant, but it was named after W F...

Pretty yellow or pinky-white flowers with light spotting in April - May. This plant has ovate-lanceolate leaves with reddish brown indumentum on the lower surface. An attractive compact plant that is easy to grow. Height 40-60 cm in 10 years. Recommended for excellent foliage. Easy to grow. Ideal position: most garden situations but it does need excellent drainage. Habit: compact. Group: Species...

Lovely pink buds open to pure white flowers speckled crimson in the throat. Flowering in May this is a very vigorous tall growing plant with good deep green glossy leaves. Most useful for its heat tolerance and hedging/screening. Height 180cm+ in 10 years.A reliable old variety that is also known as Halopeanum. Recommended for: Hedging/screening. Easy to grow. Ideal position: Most garden situations. Habit:...

(H5) Pink in bud, opening to trusses of white flowers with light brown spotting during early May. A neat growing compact plant with lovely foliage, including indumentum. Height 75-100cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soils.