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The Public Education Committee
asked chapters to compile lists of the best performing rhododendrons in their
areas. The list below give plants with good form, foliage and flowers
that are hardy and resistant to pests and diseases for the given area.
The listed plants have proven their ability to perform well in members'
gardens and are recommended to others.
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California Chapter
(San Francisco & Oakland California); USDA Zones 9b, 10a
Plant descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen
Azaleas) |
Elepidotes:
'Horizon Monarch'
'Loderi King George'
'Noyo Brave'
'Noyo Chief'
'Rubicon'
'Taurus'
'The Hon. Jean Marie de Montague'
R. arboreum ssp. arboreum
R. griffithianum |
Lepidotes:
'Else Fry'
'Fleurette Evans'
'Fragrantissimum'
'John Paul Evans'
'Mi Amor'
'My Lady'
R. davisonianum
R. edgeworthii
R. johnstoneanum |
Deciduous Azaleas:
R. schlippenbachii |
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De Anza Chapter
(San Francisco Peninsula & San Jose, California) USDA Zone 9b, 10a
Plant descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen Azaleas)
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Elepidotes:
'Cotton Candy'
'Lem's Cameo'
'Lem's Monarch'
'Leo'
'Noyo Chief'
'Percy Wiseman'
'Pink Pearl'
'President Roosevelt'
'Taurus' |
Lepidotes:
'Else Frye'
'Fragrantissimum'
'Ginny Gee'
'John Paul Evans'
'Mi Amor'
'My Lady'
'Seta'
R. davidsonianum
R. veitchianum |
Deciduous Azaleas:
'Gibraltar'
'Golden Flare'
'Mount Saint Helens'
'Mrs. Betty Oliver'
'Strawberry Ice'
Evergreen Azaleas:
'California Sunset'
'Dorothy Gish'
'Hexe'
'Rosebud'
'Ward's Ruby' |
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Eureka Chapter
(Northwestern California) USDA Zone 9b
Plant descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen Azaleas)
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Elepidotes:
'Christmas Cheer'
'Cupcake'
'Lem's Cameo'
'Mrs. G. W. Leak'
'Nancy Evans'
'Noyo Dream'
'Rubicon'
'Taurus'
'The Hon. Jean Marie de Montague'
'Unique Marmalade'
'Yaku Sunrise' |
Lepidotes:
'Coastal Spice'
'Crater Lake'
'Else Frye'
'Ginny Gee'
'Mary Fleming'
'Mi Amor'
'Saffron Queen'
'Seta'
'Snow Lady'
R. maddenii ssp. maddenii |
Deciduous Azaleas:
'Arneson Gem'
'Button and Bows'
'Cannon's Double'
'Cecile'
'Irene Koster'
'Leonard Frisbie'
'Northern Hi-Lights'
'Washington State Centennial'
R. kiusianum var. kiusianum
Evergreen Azaleas:
'Alaska'
'Alexander'
'Betty Ann Voss'
'George Lindley Taber'
'Hino-crimson'
'Joseph Hill'
'Kirin'
'Louise Gable' |
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Hawaii Chapter
(Hilo, Hawaii) USDA Zone 10, 11 |
Vireyas:
'Aravir'
'Birat Red'
'Calavar'
'Candy Halo'
'Charming Valentino'
'Cristo Rey'
'Dawn Chorus'
'Doris Mossman'
'Elegant Bouquet' |
'First Light'
'Great Scent-sation'
'Haloed Gold'
'Harry Wu'
'Highland Arabesque'
'Humbolata Bay'
'Java Light'
'Jock's Cairn'
'Kisses'
'Littlest Angel' |
'Lucie Sorensen'
'Mount Pirie'
'Narnia'
'Popcorn'
'Saint Valentine'
'Simbu Sunset'
'Sirunki Lake'
'Taylori'
'Tropic Glow'
'Vladimir Bukovsky' |
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Monterey Bay Chapter
(Monterey, California) USDA Zone 9b, 10a
Plant
descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen Azaleas) |
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Elepidotes:
'Anah Kruschke'
'Christmas Cheer'
'Freeman R. Stephens'
'Furnivall's Daughter'
'Noyo Chief'
'Noyo Dream'
'Percy Wiseman'
'President Roosevelt'
'Rubicon'
'Trude Webster'
'Winsome' |
Lepidotes:
'Fragrantissimum'
'Ginny Gee'
'Mi Amor'
'My Lady'
'Saffron Queen'
'Scott's Valentine'
R. augustinii ssp. augustinii
R. burmanicum
R. davidsonianum
R. racemosum |
Deciduous Azaleas:
‘Cecile’
'Homebush'
'Klondyke'
'Mount Saint Helens'
'Orangeade'
'Sunset Pink'
'Strawberry Ice'
R. calendulaceum
R. occidentale
Evergreen Azaleas:
'Dogwood'
'Fashion'
'Kirin' ('Coral Bells')
'Starlight'
'Ward's Ruby' |
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Noyo Chapter
(Mendocino County, California) USDA Zone 9a, 9b
Plant descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen Azaleas) |
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Elepidotes:
'Anna Rose Whitney'
'Bruce Brechtbill'
'Dame Nellie Melba'
'Jim Drewry'
'Leo'
'Noyo Chief'
'Noyo Dream'
'Point Defiance'
'Taurus'
'The Hon. Jean Marie de Montague'
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Lepidotes:
'Cilpinense'
'Else Frye'
'Fort Bragg Centennial'
'Meadowgold'
'Mi Amor'
'Patricia Marie'
'Snow Lady'
R. burmanicum
R. rigidum |
Deciduous Azaleas:
'Arneson Gem'
'Beaulieu'
'Cecile'
'Gibraltar'
'Kathleen
'Marion Merriman'
'Princess Royal'
'Washington State Centennial'
Evergreen Azaleas:
'Aphrodite'
'Hexe'
'Ward's Ruby' |
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Southern California Chapter
(Southern California) USDA Zone 9b, 10a, 10b)
Plant descriptions (Elepidotes and Lepidotes)
Plant descriptions (Deciduous and Evergreen Azaleas) |
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Elepidotes:
'Aloha'
'Anah Kruschke'
'Cunningham's Blush'
'Cunningham's White'
'Daphnoides'
'Gomer Waterer'
'Rocket'
'Taurus'
'The Hon. Jean Marie de Montague'
R. hyperythrum |
Lepidotes:
'Bob's Blue'
'Fragrantissimum'
'Harry Tagg'
'Purple Gem'
'Spicil'
PJM Group
R. ciliatum
R. formosum
R. maddenii ssp. maddenii
Evergreen Azaleas:
'Alaska'
'Chinzan'
'Hakata-shiro'
'Komo Kulshan'
'Nuccio's Carnival'
'Red Bird'
'Shiryu-no-homare'
'Sweetheart Supreme'
R. nakaharae
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Vireyas:
'Aravir'
'Elizabeth Ann Seton'
'Emmanuel'
'George Budgen'
'Jock's Cairn'
'Lenore Frances'
'Saint Valentine'
'Taylorii'
R. dielsianum
R. loranthiflorum
R. retusum |
