Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Naselle'

Flower strong purplish red shading to strong brilliant yellow at base of three upper lobes, and strong reddish orange spotting, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 4" across.  Up to 15 flowers per truss.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, flat, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 4½" long, pale green, very pale maroon when new.  Round plant habit.  Typical height: 4 feet in 10 years.  Plant and bud hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Hybridizer is Elliott.

Lepidote Rhododendron: R. augustinii ssp. augustinii

Flower blue to purple, pink, lavender or white, usually with a yellow-green or brownish blotch on upper lobes, openly funnel-shaped. 1½" - 2" across.  2-6 flowers per truss.  Blooms early midseason to midseason.  Leaves narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, up to 4½" long, with hairs along veins, dark green above, underside densely scaly.  Tall, upright plant habit.  Typical height is 6 feet after 10 years.  Cold hardy to 0°F (-18°C).  Native to Hubei and Szechwan China.  Named after Augustine Henry, who discovered the species in 1886.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Girard's Fuchsia'

Flower moderate to deep purplish-red with moderate purplish-red spots, reverse deep purplish-pink, broadly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" to 3" across.  Inflorescence 3 flowered.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves narrowly obovate to elliptic, apiculate apex, narrowly cuneate base, 1¾" long, glossy, moderate yellowish olive green.  Broad plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 4 ft. in 10 yrs.  Cold hardy to -15°F (-26°C).  Hybridized by Girard.

Deciduous Azalea: 'Mary Poppins'

Flower bright orange-red with an orange dorsal blotch, funnel-shaped, wavy edges, single, about 1½" across.  Round shaped truss holds 12-16 flowers.  Blooms late midseason to late.  Leaves elliptic to ovate, acute apex, cuneate base, flat, 4" long, bronze-colored when new, dark green when mature, deciduous.  Upright, slightly rounded growth habit.  Height: 4 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -20°F (-29°C).  Hybridizer is unknown.