Available Elepidote Rhododendrons

• America-Beautiful rose red flowers. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
• Anke Heinje (Heinje)-Beige indumentums coats the underside of this broad leaved, compact plant. Red buds open to rosy pink flowers that are spotted with golden markings. Blooms mid to late-season.  3’ x 3’
  
• Barmstedt(Hachman)-purplish pink picotee-edged blooms with a lighter center. Dark red curved leaves. New growth has silvery indumentums, late mid-season bloomer  6’
• Besse Howells-(Shammarello) frilled raspberry red flowers with a darker blotch. Late to mid-season bloomer. Compact plant habit  4’ x  6’
  
• Blue Peter (Waterer and Crisp)-Lavender blue flowers with a purple blotch. Early bloomer. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C)
• Brown Eyes-(only in landscape size) Melon pink flowers with brown flare. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C)
• Calsap-White conical trusses with a pronounced purple blotch. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
  
• Capistrano (Leach)-hardy yellow. Excellent foliage dense mounding plant habit 4’ x 4’ Hardy to -15 (26c)
• Catawbiense Album (Waterer)-White flowers. Tall growing. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
• Catawbiense Boursault (Boursault)-Rose lilac flowers. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
  
• Catawbiense Grandiflorum (Waterer)-Distinctive lilac flowers. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C)
• Catalina (David Leach) (Yak Hybrid)-Bright pure pink flowers, with a lighter pink inside. Beautiful oval leaves with a hint of indumsnoum. Striking new foliage. Grows 5 ft x 5 ft in 10 years. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
• Cherry Cheesecake-large pure white blooms with a red edge and red blotch make this a showstopper.  5’ x 5’
• Chionoides(Waterer)-Beautiful white flowers//Broad dense, compact plant habit// Blooms- Late mid-season// Hardy to–15F (-26C)
• Crete(Leach)-buds open purplish pink turning to white flowers// beautiful silvery tomenum on new growth//beige indumentum on the undersides of the leaves//blooms early- midseason  4’x5’ in 10 years//hardy to –25F (-32C)
• Crystal Glow-Glowing pink flowers. Late bloomer. Medium to large growing habit. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C)
• Cunningham's White (Cunningham)-Pink buds, open to white flowers with a pale yellow eye. Plant has a spreading habit with dark green foliage. Tolerates slightly alkaline soil. 4 ft in 10 years. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Dexter's Victoria-Deep pink flowers, good foliage. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Edith Pride (Pride)-English Roseum x maximum pink flowers. Late bloomer hardy to -25F (-32C)
• English Roseum (Waterer)-Soft rosy lavender flowers. Good grower. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
  
• Eruption (Hachmann)-Stunning deep rose flowers with prominent ivory centers. Compact plant habit midsummer bloomer 4’ x 4’
• Excelsior (Hein)-Lovely pink flowers with red rims. Nice dark green foliage. Compact plant habit Midseason bloomer
• Fantastic (Hachmann)-Wavy edged flowers are a shiny red at the edges and a creamy pink in the center. Dense compact plant habit. Mid-season bloomer  3’ x 4’
• Hachmann's Polaris (Hachmann)-Ruffled ruby-pink flowers with soft pink centers. Late mid season bloomer 4’ x 4’ Hardy to -15F (-26C)
• Hot Dawn (Bruckner)-Vivid purplish red flowers with frilly edges. Late midseason bloomer 4’ x 4’
• Flapper (Delp)-very pale purple and reddish buds opening to reddish purple and reddish pink flowers with dark red dorsal spots.
• Francesca(Consolini/Savella)-Black-red buds open to carmine-red flowers//Blooms late-mid-season//Broad, globe-shaped plant habit//6’x6’ //Hardy to –15F (-26°C)
• Great Eastern
  
• Hawaii-Bright rosy pink buds open to iridescent frilly rosy pink flowers///Compact , mounding plant habit with good green foliage//Hardy to –25°F  (-32°C)
• Henry's Red-Red tip deep red flowers. Mid-season bloomer. Upright open plant habit. 4 ft x 5ft Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Holden-Rose red flowers, lustrous dark green leaves. Compact growth habit. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Ingrid Mehlquist (Mehlquist)-Large pink buds open to ball shaped trusses of pure white blooms, deep green foliage. Late mid-season bloomer. Slightly fragrant. Hardy to -20F (-29C) 2’
• Janet Blair- Frilled light pink flowers with a green flare. Grows 6 ft Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• John T. Meagher (Dave Hinton Cross)-Large trusses of white flowers with a dark brown blotch sit on top of lush dark green foliage. 5'-0"(1.5 m) high x 8'-0"(2.4 m) wide in 10 years. Hardy to -10°F(-23°C).
• Ken Janeck (Yakushimanum)-Beautiful deep pink flowers that slowly fade to white. Mid-summer bloom. Attractive silver new growth with dark green and heavily indumented foliage. Compact plant habit. Hardy from -20°F(-29°C) to -25°F(-32°C)
• Lavender Princess-Light lavender pink. Compact. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Marge Hinermann (Hinermann)-Lovely flowers of different shades of pink. 3‘x 3’ Hardy to -15F (-26C)
• Mary Craig-Pink flowers emerging from dark pink buds, //early bloomer//Semi-dwarf compact plant habit//Hardy to –15f (-26c)
• Max. Roseum-Pastel pink flowers. Late bloomer. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Mims
• Minnetonka-Reddish purple flower, yellow green blotch. Compact grower. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Mist Maiden-Deep pink buds, opening to appleblossom pink, then white. Broad plant habit. Leaves of heavy grayed orange indumentium. Beautiful plant. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C).
• New Century-Creamy yellow flowers. Compact plant habit 3’x 4’
  
• Nova Zembla (Koster)-Dark red flowers with deep green leaves//blooms mid-season. Sturdy bushy growth habit 5’x6’ Hardy to –25°F  (-32°Cc).
• Oregon Expressions-(named for our friend Al Smith) Beautiful pink flowers with a dark eye//hardy to –20f (-28°C)
• Our Friend-(Brian Schram introduction) Beautiful pink flowers 4’ x 4’ Hardy to -15F (-26C) This plant was named for Al Smith.
• Parson's Gloriosium-Orchid lavender flowers with a shading of pink. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Percy Wiseman (Waterer)-Rare peach colored flowers fade gradually to a soft cream. Compact plant habit 3”x 3”yak hybrid hardy to –15°F (-26°C)
• Polarnacht (Hachmann)-Frilly dark purple blooms with spotted red throats. Mid to late-season bloomer. Almost twice the width as its height 3’x 6’
• President Lincoln-Lavender pink flowers with a bronzy blotch. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Presqe Isle (Harry Johnson)-Two toned pink flowers with a yellow blotch . Blooms late May /early June Hardy to –25°F (-32°C)
• Purple Passion-Deep rich purple flowers. Plants are vigorous, dense and compact 6’x6’ blooms late mid-season hardy to –25°F  (-32°C)
• Rangoon
• Roseum Elegans-Pink lavender flowers. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C).
• Roseum Superbum-Large pink flowers, big trusses. (only landscape size) Hardy to -20°F(-29°C).
• Smir Bur (smirnowii x bureavii)-hose in hose pink flowers ,indumented…medium compact plant habit. Hardy to –15°F (-26°C)
• Sumatra-Cardinal red flowers, plant habit twice as wide as high, Hardy to -15°F (-26°C)
• Tapestry (Mezitt)-Purple flowers with a darker purple blotch. Late mid season bloomer 4’ Hardy to -20F(-28C)
• Todmordon (Dexter)-Deep purplish pink edges shading to nearly white. Late mid-season bloomer 6’ Hardy to -15F (-26C)
• Vernus (Shammarelo/Leach)-Shell pink flowers with a dark red blotch plants are more sun tolerant vigorous and cold hardy upright open plant habit 5’x5’  Hardy to –25°F (-32°C)
• Victoria’s Consort-Yellowish white flowers with a light greenish yellow eye. Late mid season bloomer  4’
• Vinebell
• Vinebrook
• Virginia Delp (David Leach)-Light Purple shading to very pale purple at the center, large blotch moderate yellow, tall conical trusses. Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Virginia Delp’s Sister (Al Smith)-mauve flowers with a black speckled blotch hardy to –15°F (-26°Cc)
• White Blue Peter-Beautiful white frilled flowers, with a dark purple blotch. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C).
• Wojnar's Purple (Wojnar/Mehiquist)-Vivid reddish purple flowers with a dark purple flare. Late mid season bloomer 3’ x 3’ Hardy to -20F (-28C)
• Wyandanch Pink-Rosy pink flowers. (only in landscape size) Hardy to -15°F(-26°C).
• Yakushimanum Ken Janeck (Janeck)
• Yakushimanum Mist Maiden

Companion Plants

• Karenoma-Floribunda hardiness and aponica foliage. Possibly the hardiest of all pieris cultivars. It offers upright panicles of white flowers in early spring and handsome evergreen foliage. Compact upright growth habit. Grows quickly to 4 ft 6 inches x 4 ft. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C).