Elepidote Rhododendron: 'Roseum Elegans'

Flower rosy lavender with reddish-brown dorsal spotting, ages to pink, funnel-shaped, 2⅜" across.  Ball-shaped truss holds about 20 flowers.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves elliptic, olive green.  Dense, spreading plant habit.  Tolerant of heat or cold.  Grows to a height of approximately 6 ft. in 10 years.  Plant is cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Waterer.

Lepidote Rhododendron: 'Laurie'

Flower white blushed pink with golden spotting and reddish-purple stripes on reverse, openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1¾" across.  Terminal clusters of 28-35 flowers composed of 2-3 inflorescences.  Blooms early midseason to midseason.  Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, obtuse apex, rounded base, 2¼" long, aromatic, glossy, dark green, retained 2 years.  Broad habit with willowy branches.  Grows to a height of 2 ft. in 10 yrs. Cold hardy to -20°F (-29°C).  Hybridized by Mezitt.

Evergreen Azalea: 'Mildred Mae'

Flower moderate purplish-pink with a dark red blotch, single, 2½" to 3" across, fragrant.  Inflorescence 2 flowered.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 2" long, light green.  Spreading, low plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -5°F (-21°C).  Raised to first flower by Gable.

Deciduous Azalea: R. calendulaceum

Flower has shades of orange, scarlet and yellow, funnel shaped.  Sometimes slightly scented.  Truss has 5-9 flowers.  Blooms late midseason to late.  Leaves ovate or obovate to elliptic, up to 3½" long, deciduous.  Grows as an upright, spreading plant.  Reaches a typical height of 5 ft. in 10 years.  Insect and disease resistant.  Plant and bud hardy to -20°F (-29°C).  Species found in the wild growing from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia.