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A prodigious array of red buds open to present bright frilly-edged pink
blooms that fade to a white center overlaid with a pale yellow flare in the
upper lobes, and a sunny yellow calyx tipped with pale pink. Elliptically
rounded forest green leaves amply cover this multi-branching plant.
(Barlup 1999) 12”- 15”
Cormid (Midnight x Coronation Day)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Late April Purple/Dark Eye -5°F.
Another global introduction from Australia spotlights this upright and
spreading plant, ornamented with concave deep green leaves. Wellformed
purple blooms of heavy substance blend into a veiled light lavender
within, highlighted by a remarkable dark eye and interfaced with
green flaring and showy yellow stamens. (K.vande ven 1980) 10”- 12”
Cornubia (R. arboreum x Shilsonii)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early March Red +15°F.
A protected environment, especially from frost, is very helpful in order
to enjoy the floral display of this plant. An upright, spreading and somewhat
open growing plant displays luminous full-dome red flowers that
canopy large medium green leaves, amply furnished and nicely presented.
(Barclay, Fox) 10”- 12”
Cotton Candy (Marinus Koster x Loderi Venus) (Triploid)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early May Pink 0°F.
This vigorous, upright and spreading plant is blanketed by large globular
soft pink blooms with red freckling within, and thick dark green leaves,
all beautifully presented on this eye catching plant. A word of caution:
Heavy snow &/or wind may cause stem breakage. Please take precautions
and stake all shrubs. (Henny 1958) 15”- 18”
Cranberry Lace (Anna x Purple Lace)
Sun/Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Magenta/Pink 0°F.
A broadly branching dense shrub is beautifully frameworked by large
glossy dark forest green leaves held for 2 years. Large, rounded blooms
with vivid magenta margins transcend to bright fuchsia pink to pale
purplish-pink in the throat are eclipsed with a strong magenta star-shaped
flare within. (Fujioka 1994) 15”- 18”
Crater Lake (R. augustinii ‘Barto Blue’ x Blue bird)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid-April Blue -5°F.
A prodigious array of bright violet-blue, flat saucer-shaped blooms with
ruffled edges, are poised in clusters of 3 flowers above dark green leaves
that are amply furnished while outlining this upright multi-branching
shrub. The new juvenile spring foliage is a bronze-yellow color waning
with age to mature deep green. (Phetteplace 1976) 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
∗Crest (R. wardii x Lady Bessborough)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Late April Primrose Yellow -5°F.
This tall, moderately branching plant has an upright and somewhat open
growth habit. The long-lasting full-dome medium yellow flowers consistently
bloom each year. Only rarely does an off year occur. The glossy
dark green leaves are presented with graceful elegance. It blooms as a 6
year old. (Rothschild 1953) 8”- 10”
∗Crete (R. smirnowii x R. yakushimanum)
Sun Low 3’ Early May Orchid Pink -12°F.
Bright magenta buds open to dome-shaped pale orchid pink flowers
accented with gold spotting in the throat. This broad, well-branching,
densely foliaged plant has smooth-textured, glossy dark forest green
leaves with woolly tan indumentum. Juvenile foliage has a gray to tan
tomentum. This bushy well-manicured plant is mantled with a beautiful
framework of leaves. (Lancaster, Leach, 1982) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Cunningham’s Blush (Unknown x Unknown)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid-May Light Pink -15°F.
Another 150+ year old English hybrid that produces a bounty of buds
that open to rounded blush pink blooms with yellow freckling on the
upper lobes. The growth habit is very compact and dense, covered with
a multitude of glossy deep green leaves. (Cunningham 1850±) 12”- 15”,
15”- 18”
∗Cunningham’s White (R. caucasicum x R. ponticum var. album)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Mid-May White -15°F.
An easy growing plant, trim and fit, close and dense in behavior with a
multitude of woodland green leaves from which emerge hoards of milkywhite
ball-shaped blooms with green-yellow freckling within. This
wonderful foliage plant has without question, withstood the test of time.
(Cunningham 1850) 8”- 10” thru 15”- 18”
∗Cupcake (R. yakushimanum x Medusa)
Sun/Pt. Shade Semi-Dwarf 2’ Early May Apricot Pink -5°F.
An engaging mounding plant with a fine, close-knit growing habit,
amply clothed with dark forest leaves held for 3 years, with bronze indumentum.
The flowers are produced in great abundance, and present an
uncommon blend of apricot pink tones that are impressively displayed.
(Thompson, 1994) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Curlew (R. ludlowii x R. fletcheranum)
Some Shade Dwarf 1’ Mid-April Yellow -5°F.
A finely textured plant, with a close-knit habit, handsomely bears rich
lustrous, abundantly produced green leaves, from which emerge very
delicate yellow bells daintily poised in loose clusters. Fertilize sparingly.
(Cox 1970) 8”- 10”
∗Cynthia (R. catawbiense hybrid x R. griffithianum) (Triploid)
Sun & Heat Tall 6’ Mid-May Rosy Red -15°F.
An upright, open and vigorous growing plant that may need additional
pruning, from time-to-time, to maintain it’s shape. However, this oldtime
favorite has attractive large high-dome trusses of rosy-red with dark
spotting. The dark green leaves are held for 2 years. (Standish & Noble
1870?) 8”- 10” thru 24”- 30”
∗Dad’s at a Distance (Ring of Fire x Pink Petticoats)
Some Shade Medium 4’ Early May Yellow Orange 0°F.
A good friend, who just recently passed away, gave us this plant, and we
will always think of him as we pass by. Generously produced jade green
leaves beautifully cover this rounded silhouette. Above this leafy canopy
are ball-shaped blooms with red-orange margins highlighted by a
golden-yellow throat with freckling . This plant is a sister seedling to
‘Dad’s Indian Summer’ (Thompson) 10”- 12”
Dad’s Indian Summer (Pink Petticoats x Ring of Fire)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Early May Orange-Red 0°F.
A plant with a good disposition is clothed with lush green leaves, generously
presented, that shroud this upright, well-branching plant. Salmoncolored
blooms have pale creamy centers and red-orange margins that
form rounded, somewhat laxed-shaped bunches of springtime color.
(Thompson 1996) 10” - 12”
Dame Nellie Melba (Standishii x R. arboreum) (Triploid)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Mid-March Rosy Pink 0°F.
A very attractive, broadly branching mounding plant, handsomely ornamented
with smooth-textured dark green foliage held for 3 years. Large,
globe shaped rosy pink blooms accented by red freckling within, first
appear on the plant as a 4-6 year old, and consistently thereafter. (Loder
A. M. 1926) 12”- 15”
Dan's Early Purple (Unknown)
Sun or Pt. Shade Medium 5' Early April Magenta Purple -5°F.
For many years. this plant slipped by us until one of our many customers
called our attention to this very early blooming purple.
Amply produced purple buds open to exhibit medium lavender-blue
rounded blooms highlighted with deep freckling within. The plant
habit is upright and well-branching, canopied with lustruous deep
green leaves held for 2 years. (Bones) 12"- 15"
∗Daphnoides (R. virgatum x)
Sun Low 3' Late May Lavender Blue -10°F.
A dense, heavily foliaged, mounding plant with multi-branching stems,
covered with unique and distinctive small glossy tightly spaced dark
green leaves. The small, prolific full-dome trusses with slight red freckling
in the upper lobes are another added bonus. (T. Methven & Son
1868) 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
∗David (Hugh Koster x R. neriiflorum)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early May Red +5°F.
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