2009 Rhododendron of the Year Awards |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Fantastica' Flower 1¾ to 2" across, strong purplish-pink, shading to white in throat, lightly spotted greenish-yellow. Ball-shaped trusses hold 18-20 flowers. Blooms midseason to late midseason. Leaves elliptic, 4" long, dark green with wooly, tan-colored indumentum. Dense and compact shrub. Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 yrs. Hardy to -15° F (-26°C). Hybridized by Hachmann. |
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Photo by Kenneth Cox |
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Lepidote Rhododendron augustinii Flower blue to purple, pink, lavender or white, blotched or spotted olive green, ochre or purple, 1½ - 2" across. Held in clusters with 2 - 6 flowers. Blooms early midseason to midseason. Leaves narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, up to 4½" long, ½ - 1" wide, dark green above, underside densely scaly with hairs along veins. Tall, upright plant habit. Grows to a height of 6 ft. in 10 yrs. Plant and bud hardy to 0° F (-18° C). Named after Augustine Henry, who discovered it in 1886. Native to the Hubei and Szechwan China. |
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Photo by Prudence Holliger |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Balsaminiflorum' Flower deep yellowish-pink, 1½" across, double with about 40 petals and no pistils or stamens. Blooms very late. Leaves elliptic, light green. Low, mounding, dense plant habit. Grows to a typical height of 3 ft in 10 yrs. Hardy to 0° F (-18° C). Raised in Japan and named by Carrière. |
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Photo by Chris Klapwijk |
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Deciduous Azalea: R. occidentale Flower very variable, white, white flushed pink, or pale pink, often with a yellow blotch, fragrant, 1½ - 2" across, broadly funnel-shaped. Inflorescence usually 3-12 flowers. Blooms late midseason. Leaves usually oblanceolate, sometimes linear or orbicular, deciduous, 1 - 5" long, ½ - 1½" wide. Upright growth habit. Grows to a height of 5 - 8 ft. in 10 years. Hardy to -5° F (-21°C). Native to western U.S. from S. California to S. Washington. |
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Photo by Don Kohlenberger |
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Prior Year ROY Selections for Northwestern USA |
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American Rhododendron Society |
