Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Queen Anne's'

Flower very pale violet when first open, quickly fading to white, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, no markings.  Flowers look doubled due to fused and petaloid stamens.  Ball-shaped truss contains 10 to 13 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 3" long, glossy, olive green, retained 2 years.  Rounded, open habit.  Grows to a typical height of about 5 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to at least 0°F (-18°C).  Hybridized by Skinner.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Dora Amateis'

Flower white with faint green spotting, openly funnel-shaped, 2" across.  Held in lax truss of 6-8 flowers.  Very floriferous plant.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, recurved, 2" long, light green with bronze highlights, if grown in full sun.  Compact habit.  Height: 3 ft. in 10 years.  Grows twice as wide as high.  Plant is hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Prefers some shade for best performance.  Hybridized by Amateis.  Received the Award of Excellence from the ARS and the First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Midnight Flare'

Flower deep red with strong purplish red blotch on three lobes, funnel-shaped, single, 2" across.  Inflorescence has 2-11 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, slightly up-curved margins, semi-glossy, dark bluish green, colored red in winter.  Spreading habit.  Grows to a height of about 4 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Harris.

Deciduous Azalea: R. flammeum

Flower apricot to orange to scarlet, funnel-shaped, variable in size.  Blooms midseason to late midseason.  Leaves ovate or obovate to elliptic, up to 3" long, deciduous.  Upright, broad plant habit.  Grows to a height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Very heat tolerant.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Native species found growing in Georgia and South Carolina.