Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Breezy'

Flower light pink with prominent maroon blotch, broadly funnel-shaped, 3½" across, wavy-edged lobes.  Ball-shaped truss has 8-12 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves oblong, obtuse apex, rounded base, 5" long, semi glossy, medium green, retained 3 years.  Plant dense, well-shaped.  Typical height: 6 ft. in 10 yrs.  Plant is hardy to -15° F (-26°C).  Hybridized by Thornton.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Dora Amateis'

Flower white with faint green spotting, openly funnel-shaped, 2" across.  Held in lax truss of 6-8 flowers.  Very floriferous plant.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, re-curved, 2" long, light green with bronze highlights, if grown in full sun.  Compact habit.  Height: 3 ft. in 10 yrs.  Grows twice as wide as high.  Plant is hardy to -15° F (-26° C).  Prefers some shade for best performance.  Hybridized by Amateis.  Received the Award of Excellence from the ARS and the First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Jeremiah'

Flower hose-in-hose, deep pink, unmarked, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across.  Inflorescence 3-4 flowered.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves oblanceolate to obovate, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 1" long, glossy, moderate yellow green, red in winter.  Round plant habit.  Grows to height of about 3 ft. in 10 yrs.  Cold hardy to -10°F (-23°C).  Hybridized by Girard.

Deciduous Azalea: 'Golden Flare'

Flower vivid yellow with strong orange blotch, openly tubular funnel-shaped, about 2½" across, lower lobes turned down.  Ball-shaped truss holds 12-14 flowers.  Blooms midseason to late midseason.  Leaves obovate, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 4" to 5" long, glossy, incised veins, medium green, hairy edges.  Upright, well-branched habit.  Grows to a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -20° F (-29° C).  Hybridized by Metselaar.