Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Nestucca'

Flower white with greenish-brown spotting in throat, openly funnel-shaped, frilly lobes, 5" across.  Dome-shaped truss holds 14 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, 4" long, glossy, dark green.  Compact plant with spreading habit.  Height: 3 ft. in 10 years.  Tolerates heat and sun.  Flower bud hardy to -10°F (-23°C).  Hybridized by C. Smith.

Lepidote Rhododendron: minus var. minus

Flower pink to purplish pink or white, sometimes spotted green, funnel shaped with deep cut lobes.  Truss holds 4 to 12 flowers.  Blooms early midseason to midseason.  Leaves broadly elliptic to lanceolate, up to 4" long, apex acuminate.  Compact to rather straggly plant habit.  Typical height: 4 ft. in 10 years.  Plant is hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Native species found in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Coronado Red'

Flower deep red, unmarked, broadly funnel-shaped, 3" across.  Truss has 2 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves obovate, broadly acute apex, rounded base, about 1¾" long, semi-glossy, yellow green, retained 2 years.  Spreading plant habit.  Grows to a height of 4 ft. in 10 years.  Hardy to -5°F (-21° C).  Hybridized by Harris.

Deciduous Azalea: R. calendulaceum

Flower has shades of orange, scarlet and yellow, funnel shaped.  Sometimes slightly scented.  Truss has 5-9 flowers.  Blooms late midseason to late.  Leaves ovate or obovate to elliptic, up to 3½" long, deciduous.  Grows as an upright, spreading plant.  Reaches a typical height of 5 ft. in 10 years.  Insect and disease resistant.  Plant and bud hardy to -20°F (-29°C).  Species found in the wild growing from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia.