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Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2022


Mid-Atlantic USA Region

R. 'Dexter's Honeydew'

Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Dexter's Honeydew'

Flower very pale purple at margins, fading to greenish white at center and a light yellow throat, openly funnel-shaped, wavy-edged, 3⅓" - 5¼" across.  Ball-shaped trusses hold 7-10 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves narrowly oblong, 3" to 4¾" long, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, wavy margins.  Spreading plant habit, grows wider than tall.  Typical height: about 4 ft. in 10 years.  Plant and bud hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridized by Dexter.

 
R. 'Oritani'

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Oritani'

Flower pink, funnel-shaped, 2" across.  Truss holds 2-5 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic to narrowly obovate, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 3" long, moderately glossy.  Dense growth habit.  Grows to an approximate height of 4 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Theum.

 
R. 'Quakeress'

Evergreen Azalea: 'Quakeress'

Flower white with flakes of moderate purple, very unevenly expressed in different flowers, wavy-edged, 2"- 2¾" across.  Truss holds 2 to 7 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, large, somewhat roughened, hairy.  Upright to somewhat spreading plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of about 6 ft. in 10 years.  Plant and bud cold hardy to at least 0°F (-18°C).  Raised by Morrison.

 
R. 'Aromi Sunstruck'

Deciduous Azalea: 'Aromi Sunstruck'

Flower vivid yellow with a vivid orange yellow blotch, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy-edged lobes, 1¾" across.  Held in lax truss with 14 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 2.4" long, dull green above, with discrete hairs below.  Grows to an approximate height of 6 ft. in 10 years.  Plant and bud cold hardy to at least 10°F (-12°C).  Hybridized by Aromi.

Photos (top to bottom) by Don Hyatt, Don Hyatt, Carolyn Beck, Don Hyatt.

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