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∗R. mucronulatum s. Dauricum. (N. E. Asia Japan 1,000 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ February Rose to Pink -15°F.
This plant signals the advent of spring with its widely funnel-shaped
mauve-pink to rosy-purple flowers. The open and upright growing
deciduous plant has lance-like 4" long scaly dull dark green leaves.
var. Cornell Pink - A plant displaying lovely clear medium pink blooms.
12”- 15”
var. Dwarf - A compact form with rose colored flowers. 12” -15”
∗R. nakaharae s. Azalea s.s. obtusum. (Formosa)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1’ Late May Pink to Orange -5°F.
These very prostrate, dense and creeping plants are excellent for ground
covers, borders, rock gardens and Bonsai. This plant blooms with a
range of flower colors from salmon-pink to orange-reds. See Evergreen
Azalea Section.
∗R. neriiflorum Rosevallon s. and s.s. Neriiflorum (Tibet, China -
Yunnan 7,000-12,000 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ Mid-April Red 0°F.
Clad with oblong leaves of jade green on top and purplish-red beneath,
all exhibited on an upright and somewhat spreading plant, displaying
beautiful bright red tubular bell-shaped trusses of 12. 8”- 10” , 10”- 12”
∗R. niveum s. and s.s. Arboreum (Sikkim x Bhutan 9,000-12,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Late April Blue +5°F.
The large oblong, smooth-textured dark green leaves have a light buffcolored
underside. The tubular bell-shaped flowers are a dull hazy-blue
and held in trusses of up to 25. 8”- 10”
R. obtusum s. Azalea s.s. Obtusum. (Japan)
Sun Low 2’ Late April Red -5°F.
A plant with 2 leaf forms - spring and summer. Spring leaves are oval
and bright green. Summer leaves are elongated and turn darker.
Funnel-shaped red, bright fuchsia or crimson colored flowers. A form
between R. kiusianum and R. kaempferi. See the Evergreen Azalea
Section.
∗R. occidentale s. Azalea s.s. Luteum. (Pacific Coast of U.S.)
Sun Low 3’ Late May Pink to White -5°F.
A delightfully fragrant native azalea of pink-white flowers .This compact
and upright growing deciduous plant has shiny green 4” long leaves that
change in the fall to mahogany, vermilion and coppery colors. See the
Deciduous Azalea Section.
R. openshawianum s. Fortunei s.s. Calophytum.
Some Shade Tall 6’ March White -5°F.
The large and imposing leaves are prominently veined, oblong lance-like
shaped with a light olive green coating beneath and dark olive green
above. The large clusters of white spherical blooms have a bold red/
maroon stain in the throat. This sturdy upright growing plant with a
broad crown should be shielded from winds. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
∗R. orbiculare s. Fortunei s.s. Orbiculare (China - Szechwan 8,000-
10,000 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ April Rose +5°F.
A mounding plant with unique heart-shaped, somewhat rounded, parsley
green leaves that provide a perfect background for rose to rose-pink flat
topped loose trusses of 7 to 10. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
∗R. oreotrephes s. Triflorum s.s. Yunnanense. (Burma, China - Yunnan
& Szechwan, Tibet 9,000-16,000 ft.)
Sun/Pt. Shade Medium 4’ Late April Lavender-Blue 0°F.
A very prolific blooming plant that displays lavender-blue flowers with
red freckling in the throat. The plant habit is upright, somewhat slender
and compact with beautiful gray-green smooth-textured leaves that are
partially scaly.
var. Blue leaf. 10”- 12”
var. Exquiitum - Purple-lilac flowers on an upright plant. 8”- 10”
R. pachysanthum s. Barbatum s.s. Maculiferum (Formosa 10,000 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ Late April Pink to White -5°F.
One of the most distinguished species in the market today, is especially
noted for its beautiful and dramatic foliage. A moderate-sized plant
admirably close and dense in behavior with remarkable leaves, 3½” long,
somewhat narrow and lance-like with pearl-gray tomentum on top and
thick misty buff indumentum beneath. Flat-topped blooms of 10-20 are
pale pink to white. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
R. paradoxum s. Taliense s.s. Wasonii.
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April White -10°F.
Even though this plant is now considered to be a hybrid of R. wiltonii, it
will be categorized among this revered list. A well proportioned, rounded
and broadly branching plant, beautifully exhibits oblong textured, deep
green leaves with a lighter green underside. Juvenile new growth
emerges as a milky-white cloud. Trumpet-shaped white flowers are
enhanced with a red flare. 10”- 12”
∗R. pemakoense s. Uniflorum. (Tibet 10,000 ft.)
Some Shade Dwarf 2’ Mid-March Pink 0°F.
This plant signals the advent of spring, as one of the earliest blooming
species to show its prolific pink funnel-shaped blooms. The growth
habit is rounded and spreading with dark green, slightly scaly leaves.
8”- 10”
R. piercei s. Neriiflorum s.s. Haematodes. (Tibet)
Some Shade Low 3’ April Scarlet 0°F.
An elegant foliage plant that has clear scarlet tubular bell-shaped flowers
carried in trusses of 6-8. The growth habit is rounded, well-branching
and new leaves are covered with dense brown hairs. As the leaves mature
they become smooth and hairless on top with thick brown indumentum
below. 6”- 8”
∗R. ponticum s. and s.s. Ponticum. (Asia Minor, Caucasus, Armenia,
Balkans, Spain, Portugal and British Isles)
Sun/Pt. Shade Medium 5’ Late May Lavender-Blue -15°F.
An erect and open growing medium-sized plant with somewhat narrow,
smooth-textured glossy leaves with a lighter underside. The funnelshaped
deep wine to white to purple shaded pink blooms are exhibited in
trusses of 10-15.
Variegatum - beautiful dark green leaf with a white border, canopied
with lavender-blue ball-shaped blooms. 8”- 10” thru 12”- 15”
R. praestans s. Grande (Yunnan, W. Burma, S.E. Tibet 9,000-14,000)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Mid-April Purple/Rose 10°F.
A tree-like growing plant with large oblong-ovate dark green leaves with
very nice veining. The underside is covered with thin, grey-white, fawn,
or pale brown indumentum. Bell-shaped blooms range in color from
pink, magenta and magenta-rose to deep purple-rose, to white tinged
pale yellow with a crimson blotch all in trusses of 15-20. 10”- 12”
R. prinophyllum s. Azalea s.s Luteum (Formerly R. roseum) (Eastern
North America)
Sun Medium 5’ Mid-May Pink -25°F.
This upright and spreading plant is cloaked with small to medium sized,
slightly hairy on top and densely coated beneath with silver or blue-green
hairs. Narrow trumpet-shaped flowers are 1½” long, pink with maroon
spotting within. See Deciduous Azalea Section.
∗R. pronum (prostrate) s Taliense s.s. Roxieanum (China - Yunnan,
Szechwan, SE Tibet 12,000-15,000 ft.)
Some Shade Dwarf 1’ Late April Yellow -10°F.
A compact plant, clothed with oblong elliptic blue-green leaves on top
and thick tan indumentum below. Blooms of 8-12 flowers are rounded,
pale yellow, amply freckled with deep scarlet within. 2”- 3” $20.00, 4”-
6” $30.00 , 6”- 8” $35.00
∗R. proteoides s. Taliense s.s. Roxieanum (China - Yunnan, Szechwan
12,000-14,000 ft.)
Sun Dwarf 1’ Late April White -10°F.
A very highly prized species, growing dense and spreading with deep
olive green top foliage and thick, woolly bronze-colored indumentum
beneath. Bunches of flushed white bell-shaped flowers with red spotting.
Does not bloom as a young plant. 2”- 4” $25.00
∗R. pseudochrysanthum s. Barbatum s.s. Maculiferum. (Formosa
6,000-13,000 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ Late April Pink-White -10°F.
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