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matte green foliage above, and coated beneath with showy cinnamonbrown
indumentum. The shapely rounded white blooms have some
dark freckling in the throat. (Aberconway 1937) 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
Sir Charles Lemon x R. pachysanthum
Some Shade Low 3’ Late April White 0°F.
Both of these prodigious parents have produced this especially beautiful
off-spring. Medium-sized, matte, deep jade green pointed leaves are
coated beneath with lush bronze indumentum, that completely circumvents
this rounded silhouette. This plant is most noteabley grown for its
year round prize winning canopy. The pink buds open to a parade of
white ball-shaped blooms with some purple freckling within. (Robert
Ward) 10”- 12”
Sir Nigel (R. cinnabarinum ssp. xanthocodon concatenans group x Lady
Camberlain)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 5’ Mid-April Yellow 0°F.
Six to nine lax-shaped blooms of vivid yellow have tubular-companulate
flowers with 5 smooth-edged lobes of light orange-yellow. Leaves are
narrowly elliptic with a bluish-green tint above and brown scales below.
This plant grows 5’ tall x 5’ wide with a dense canopy of leaves. (Cork
1995) 12”- 15”
∗Skookum (R. yakushimanum x Mars) x America
Sun or Part Shade Low 4’ Early May Red -20°F.
This beautifully proportioned second-generation yak hybrid, has a
rounded silhouette, amply clothed and furnished with smooth-textured
dark matte green leaves, generously embellished with stunning globeshaped
red blooms produced in great profusion. (Larson, Minch, 1987)
12”- 15”
Skylar Rose Nelson (Lem’s Cameo x (Fabia x Temple Belle Group) x
(Jan-Di-Lyn x Unimak)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early May Pink 0°F.
Semi-glossy moderate olive green leaves held for 2 years, beautifully
silhouette a well-branching plant. A bounty of strong red buds unfurl to
present 5” rounded blooms with rosy-pink wavy-edged margins that
transcend to a moderate dusty pink throat with pale greenish-yellow and
red freckling within. Each broadly funnel-shaped floret is surrounded by
a 1½” calyx. (Kesterson, Nelson 2001) 12”- 15”
Sleepy (R. yakushimanum x Doncaster) selfed
Some Shade Low 4’ Mid-May Mauve -10°F.
Pale mauve flowers with brown spotting in the upper lobes are displayed
on an upright, rounded and moderately branching plant. The dark green
foliage is held for two years and has no indumentum. (Waterer, Sons &
Crisp, 1971) 8”- 10”
Sneezy (R. yakushimanum x Doncaster)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late May Rose -10°F.
The bloom has a pink center blending to deeper rose pink margins with
a dark red eye in the throat. The plant is compact, dense and bushy blanketed
with forest green leaves, amply produced. (Waterer, Sons & Crisp,
1971) 8”- 10”
Snow Lady (R. leucaspis x R. ciliatum)
Some Shade Semi-Dwarf 2’ Late March White 0°F.
A rounded, somewhat open growing plant, clothed with elliptically hairy
and scaly dark green leaves enhanced by openly bell-shaped white flowers
in clusters of 3-5. Protect from frost. (Lancaster 1955) 10”- 12”,
12”- 15”
∗Snow Queen (Halopeanum x Loderi g.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Mid-May Fragrant White +5°F.
The elegantly poised, large cone-shaped fragrant white flowers are
displayed on a plant of upright, spreading proportions, amply clothed
with dark green leaves that are held for 2 years. It blooms as a 6 + yearold
and consistently thereafter. (Loder 1926) 8”- 10”
∗Solidarity (Jean Marie de Montague x R. yakushimanum) (Triploid)
Sun Low 4’ Mid-May Rosy Pink -15°F.
A sturdy plant of moderate size, admirably close and dense in behavior,
clothed with elegant rich green leaves covered with a bounty of very
showy large ball-shaped rosy pink blooms. (Schannen 1990) 10”- 12”,
12”- 15”
∗Songbird (R. russatum x Blue Tit)
Sun or Part Shade Semi-Dwarf 2' Mid-April Blue -5°F.
The free-flowering and attractive bright purple-blue trusses are openly
funnel-shaped with remarkable rich floral excellence. This rounded,
compact, well-clothed plant is perfectly suited for rock gardens &/or for
borders. (Horlick 1954) 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
∗Starbright Champagne ([Yaku Sunrise x Hansel] x Lem’s Cameo)
Sun/Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-April Cream 0°F.
Uncommonly colored creamy-yellow blooms of heavy substance have
deeply cut lobes with rather pointed tips, all broadly funnel-shaped,
interfaced with a significant red flare/freckling on the upper lobes. These
dome-shaped blooms are additionally ornamented with a 1” calyx. Deep
green leaves are held for 2 years and nicely cover this well-branching,
rounded plant. (Fujioka 1996) 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
Starburst (Moser’s Maroon x Purple Splendour)
Sun Tall 6’ Late May Purple -5°F.
This upright plant branches only moderately well with a periphery of
deep green handsome leaves supported by burgundy colored stiff and
sturdy stems. A profusion of dark purple buds open to ball-shaped plum
colored blooms, accented by a large golden flare that is surrounded by
shades of white. (Greer 1988) 12”- 12”
Star Sapphire (R. minus Carolinianum Group, white flower x R. augustinii)
Sun Medium 4’ Early May Lavender Blue -5°F.
Moderate olive green leaves are held for 1-2 years circumventing a plant
that grows 4’ tall as wide in 10 years. Above this leafy canopy is a bounty
of vivid purple buds opening to saucer-shaped outside bloom color of
bright purple, transcending to a light purple inside color highlighted by
chartreuse freckling within, (Hardgrove, Burns, Brack 2000) 12”- 15”
Strawberry Chiffon (Vulcan x [Mars x R. yakushimanum])
Sun Low 4’ Late May Strawberry -15°F.
Narrow deep green leaves are handsomely featured covering this wellbranching
superstructure. Above this leafy perimeter is a cloudburst of
beautifully rounded strawberry red blooms undertoned with nuances of
pink. 10”- 12”
Strawberry Wine (Mrs. Furnival x Peggy Roberts)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early May Dusty-Purple-Pink 0°F.
This plant grows somewhat wider than tall, handsomely and abundantly
blanketed with dark olive green leaves held for 2 years. A prodigious
array of deep mulberry-wine buds open to wavy-edged margins of bright
dusty purple-pink that transcends to a paler pink throat, all highlighted
by a distinctive deep red eye and freckling within. A red-purple spoke
radiates from the throat to the margins along the outside of each midrib.
Plants blooms young and consistently. (Barlup 1999) 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Sugar-n-Spice (Unnamed hybrid x Madame Masson)
Sun Medium 4’ Mid-May Creamy White -5°F.
Cone shaped creamy-white blooms are eclipsed with a stunning golden
brown eye on the upper lobes, Glossy green leaves beautifully framework
this upright, spreading plant (Bowhan 1980±) 10”- 12”
Summer Peach (Whitney’s Late Peach x Phyllis Korn) (Diploid)
Some Shade Medium 4’ Early June Cream 0°F.
Salmon-orange buds open to display ball-shaped creamy blooms where
the 3 upper lobes are underscored with softer lemon tones and discreet
deep red freckling within. The outside flower color is soft lemon tones
highlighted with streaks of bright pink that radiate from the throat on
each flowers midrib. This plant grows somewhat wider than tall, blanketed
with lovely deep olive-green leaves held for 2 year. (Barlup 1997)
10”- 12”
Summer Straw (Nancy Evans x Whitney’s Late Frilled Yellow)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April Pale Yellow 0°F.
This well-branching undercarriage showcases a profusion of moderate
olive green leaves held for 2 years. The generous promenade
mantles a 3’ tall plant by 4’ wide, all beautifully frameworked with
a torrent of bright dusty red buds that unfurl to pale yellow frilly-
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