Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Solidarity'

Flower purplish-red at edge shading to light purplish-pink in throat with purplish-red spots on dorsal lobe, openly funnel-shaped with wavy edges, 3" across.  Held in dome-shaped trusses with 12-13 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, flat, 5" long, leathery, dull green with sparse light tan indumentum, retained 3-4 years.  Plant dense, well-shaped.  Typical height: 4 ft. in 10 years.  Plant is cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Hybridized by Schannen.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Floda'

Flower purplish-pink edged lighter, fading to white with pink stripes and with a light orange-yellow blotch, openly funnel-shaped, 2" across.  Flattened, ball-shaped truss holds 3 to 8 flowers.  Blooms very early.  Leaves elliptic, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, 1½" long, glossy, retained 1 year.  Spreading plant habit.  Autumn foliage red.  Reaches a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Plant and bud hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Waldman.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Carrie Amanda'

Flower strong purplish-pink edged with white throat and dark rose spotting on dorsal lobe, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 2½" across.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves broadly elliptic to narrowly obovate, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 1¾" long, dull, dark green, upper and lower surfaces hairy, retained 2 years.  Broad, rounded, well-branched habit.  Grows to height of 2 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Hybridized by Schroeder.

Deciduous Azalea: 'White Find'

Flower clear white with dorsal lobes mottled greenish yellow, funnel-shaped to rotate-campanulate, about 1½" across, fragrant.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, up to 5" long, margins often undulate, deciduous. Upright, spreading plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 5 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  R. vaseyi selection.  Found in the mountains of North Carolina by Harmon.