Niagara Region Chapter Rhododendron Society of Canada

Niagara Region Chapter, Rhododendron Society of Canada
2011 Annual Plant Sale
Elepidotes
Fantastica
Mars x degronianum ssp
yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
Lemon Dream
Creamy Chiffon x degronianum
ssp yakushimanum, Exbury form
Probably the best of Hachmann's hybrids. The
wavy-edged midseason flowers are a shiny light
red at the edges, creamy pink in the center.
Dense, compact habit. AGM winner. Briggs
Nursery's 2002 Plant of the Year.
Abundant, soft true yellow flowers adorn a
compact plant with excellent foliage. The
midseason blooms have wavy edges and are
sometimes double. Foliage is rounded and dark
green with a bit of brownish-orange indumentum
on the underside. Low, mounded habit.
Polarnacht
Turkana x Purple Splendor
Almost twice the width as its height. Frilly deep
dark purple blooms with spotted red throats are
held in trusses of 12-14. Mid to late season.
Teddy Bear
bureavii x degronianum ssp
yakushimanum
Large, but delicate pink flowers appear in tall
conical trusses atop this exceptional hybrid. The
compact plant is covered with glossy, deep green
foliage and the underside of each leaf is covered
with a teddy-bear-brown indumentum.
English Roseum
catawbiense x unknown
An old ironclad hardiness performs reliably in
blazing sun and high humidity. The rose-pink
flowers are abundant in late midseason. - with
time plants can become quite large.
Lepidotes
April Mist
(minus Carolinianum Group x
mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink') x
dauricum, white form, selfed
Very early, upright, low grower with dense cover
of sage green foliage. Flowers white with
lavender tinge, Slow low grower with dense
cover of sage green foliage..

Blue Baron
Gletschernacht x Waltham
Striking near-blue flowers on a very hardy,
compact-growing plant. The glossy foliage is
small and elongated and turns a lovely bronze
color in winter. Early-midseason bloom.
Bubblegum
Aglo= minus var minus, compact
form x dauricum hybrid
Photo 2
Chemically induced tetraploid of 'Weston's Aglo''.
‘Bubblegum' has larger flowers than Aglo. Makes
a terrific show against the foliage.
Checkmate
Tissue cultured propagule of 'PJM
Victor'
(R. minus Carolinianum Group x
R. dauricum Sempervirens Group)
Purple Gem
minus Carolinianum Group x
fastigiatum
Dwarf, slow growing, compact bush as wide as
high. Spicy fragrant when brushed leaves turn a
vibrant dark mahogany winter color -October
through April. Most dwarf cultivar of Rh. 'PJM'.
Masses of purple-violet in early midseason. New
growth is a bright blue-green, foliage turns
bronze in winter. Excellent in rock garden or in
a foundation planting.
Karin Seleger
impeditum x dauricum
Photo 2
Very hardy, compact. Covered with violet-purple
flowers in early midseason. A dense spreading
shrub. Twice as wide as it is high. Brueckner
Hybrid
Deciduous
Azaleas
Arneson Gem
(C. B. Van Nes x Koster's Brilliant
Red) x unknown
Mandarin Lights
calendulaceum x Orangeade
Red buds open to large, soft yellow-orange
flowers, shading to strong reddish orange at the
margins. A prolific bloomer with disease-resistant
foliage. Early-midseason bloom. Upright,
spreading habit.
Ruffled, bright red-orange flowers with a light
scent appear in abundance in late midseason on
upright rounded plants.
White Lights
prinophyllum x unknown exbury
white
Large, white, fragrant flowers with a slight yellow
blotch appear in late- midseason. Exceptionally
hardy and consistently heavy flowering. Rounded
habit. AGM Winner.
Candy Lights
Rhododendron atlanticum x (redflowered
Mollis hybrid azalea
Rhododendron x kosteranum)
Extremely fragrant, light pink flowers with pale
yellow streaks mid to late spring. Medium to dark
green leaves.

Northern Hi‐Lights
Unknown exbury x unknown
azalea
White flowers with a yellow blotch. Plants are
very vigorous and resistant to powdery mildew.
Foliage turns red in late summer. Late-midseason
bloom.
Pink and Sweet
arborescens x arborescens hybrid
Tri‐Lights
R. atlanticum x an unnamed
hybrid of the Exbury group.
Upright mound, slow grower, flowers mid to late
June. Pink with a lighter pink and yellow eye and
matures to a silvery pink. Rich spicy aroma
lingers in garden. Long foliage bronzed in
summer before turning purple-red, orange and
yellow in fall. Mildew resistant.
Wavy-edged white flowers with purplish pink
marbling and vivid yellow spots put on a
spectacular show of color in late midseason.
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Weston's Popsicle
viscosum x arborescens
Wonderfully fragrant, dark pink flowers with an
orange flare open in early summer, well after
most other azaleas are done. Burgundy fall color.
Upright habit.
Evergreen
Azaleas
Girard’s Pleasant
White
Kathy Ann x Clara Marie (both
unknown)
Stewartstonian
Unknown x unknown
Photo 2
Large, late-season white flowers, brushed with
cream, sparkle against rich green leaves. Plants
are exceptionally hardy, with a neat, compact
habit.
Sun tolerant, displays lush red 2" blooms that,
in the light, appear blood orange. Winter foliage
deepens to wine red, rendering it excellent for
color in the winter garden..