Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Michelle Smith'

Flower openly funnel-shaped, 3" across, white with thickly dappled maroon flecks on dorsal lobe.  Ball-shaped truss holds 12 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves oblong, obtuse apex, rounded base, down-curved margins, glossy, dark green.  Dense plant habit.  Heat tolerant.  Typical height: 5 ft. in 10 years.  Plant is hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Hybridized by Thornton.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Olga Mezitt'

Flower light purplish-pink with inconspicuous gold-green blotch that ages to reddish-brown, openly to tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across.  Dome-shaped trusses hold about 12 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves lanceolate shaped with acute apex and cuneate base, convex, 2" long, yellow-green.  Leaves turn mahogany color in winter.  Upright growth habit.  Reaches a height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -15ºF (-26ºC).  Hybridized by Mezitt.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Margaret Douglas'

Flower has a pale pink central area and ⅜" orange-pink edge, single, widely funnel-shaped, 2¾" to 3" across.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 1-1½" long, olive green.  Spreading plant habit.  Heat tolerant.  Grows to a height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Morrison.

Deciduous Azalea: R. 'Homebush'

Flower vivid purplish pink on a base of vivid purplish red, openly funnel-shaped, slightly recurved lobes, about 1⅛" across, semi-double.  Tight, ball-shaped truss with 12-16 flowers.  Holds color well in sun.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, light green.  Upright, open growth habit.  Grows to a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to 0°F (-18°C).  Hybridized by Waterer (Knaphill).  Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.