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Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2021 North West USA and Canada Region |
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Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Belva's Joy' Flower red, unmarked, widely funnel-campanulate, wavy edges, 2½" across. Held in flat trusses with 15-20 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves oblanceolate, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 3½" long, glossy, dark green above, felt-like indumentum below, colored white aging to tan, leaves retained 2 years. Plant has an upright, dense growth habit. Grows to a height of about 3 ft. or more in 10 years. Cold hardy to 5°F (-15°C). Hybridized by Cecil Smith. |
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Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Manitou' Flower opens near white rapidly changing to pale purplish pink with a purplish pink throat and small red spots on dorsal lobe, openly funnel-shaped, 1" across. Held in ball-shaped trusses of up to 35 flowers. Blooms early midseason. Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, flat, semi-glossy, olive green above, brown scales below. Mounding plant habit. Height: typically 3 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C). Hybridized by Nearing. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Roehr's Peggy Ann' Flower white with deep pink edges, funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose, 2" across. Blooms late. Leaves elliptic to obovate, cuneate at base, acute at apex, mid green. Compact, dense plant habit. Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 years. Hardy to -5°F (-21°C). Hybridized by Bauman. |
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Evergreen Azalea: 'Fragrant Star' Flower pale yellow in bud opens pale yellow inside, yellowish white outside, unmarked, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across, very strongly scented. Blooms midseason. Leaves obovate, obtuse at apex, cuneate at base, 2" long, bluish-green, deciduous. Upright plant habit. Height: 4 ft. in 10 years. Cold hardy to -20°F (-29°C). Good heat tolerance. Created by treating R. 'Snowbird' with colchine. Created by Briggs Nursery. |
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Photos (top to bottom) by Jim Willhite, Sally and John Perkins, Tijs Huisman, Harold Greer. |
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Prior Years Selections for North West USA Region |
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