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2012 Rhododendron of the Year Awards |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Janet Blair' Flower very pale pinkish mauve with golden bronze rays on the upper lobe, widely funnel-shaped, fragrant, frilly edges, about 3½" across. Held in tall truss with about 13 flowers. Blooms midseason. Leaves elliptic, with a slight ripple, 5" long, glossy, dark green. Dense, mounding, well-branched growth habit. Grows wider than tall. Grows to a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to -15° F (-26° C). Heat tolerant. Hybridized by Dexter. |
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Photo by Sally and John Perkins |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Windbeam' Flower opens white tinged pale apricot, after 3-4 days flowers become light purplish pink. Flower is funnel-shaped, wavy-edged, ¾" across and has moderate reddish orange and strong red spots on the dorsal lobe. Ball-shaped truss holds 8 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaf is elliptic to lanceolate, with obtuse apex and cuneate base, 2" to 2¾" long, moderate olive green. Willowy, leggy growth habit. Typical height: 3 ft. in 10 yrs. Plant is cold hardy to -25° F (-32° C). Hybridized by Nearing. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Sandra's Green Ice' Flower pale yellow-green towards base shading to white towards the edges; greenish center ages to white, broadly funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose, about 2" across, wavy edges. Inflorescence is two flowered. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, acuminate apex, cuneate base, upcurved edges, 1" long, dull, moderate yellow-green. Grows to a height of about 4 ft. in 10 years. Plant and bud hardy to xx F (-xx° C). Hybridized by Hyatt. |
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Deciduous Azalea: 'Aromi Sunny-side-up' Flower vivid yellow with a vivid orange-yellow blotch, tubular funnel-shaped, 1¾" across, moderately scented. Flat truss holds 8 to 16 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 2¾" long, dull, yellow-green, deciduous. Grows to a height of about 6 ft. in 10 years. Plant and bud hardy to 10° F (-12° C). Hybridized by Aromi. |
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Photo by Bob Stelloh |
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Prior Year ROY Selections for Mid-Atlantic USA |
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American Rhododendron Society |
