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Vireya Hybrid Gallery: K
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Rhododendron 'Kadam'
(leucogigas x zoelleri) x leucogigas
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Rhododendron 'Kamrau Bay'
(laetum x zoelleri) x (laetum x zoelleri)
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Rhododendron 'Kapo'
hellwigii x 'Ne Plus Ultra'
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kapo' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : hellwigii X 'Ne Plus Ultra'
H: J.Rouse (c.1990), G: (1998), N: (2002), REG: R.A.
Mitchell (2002)
Flowers 5/dome truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 90mm long
x 90mm wide, 5 wavy-edged lobes; vivid red (52A) throughout,
unmarked. Calyx lobes 6mm long, strong red (53D). Truss
100mm high x 200mm wide.
Leaves 125x65mm, elliptic, acuminate apex, cuneate base,
downcurved margins; semi-glossy and deep yellowish green
(141A) above.
Shrub 1.5mhigh x 0.9m wide in 10 years, intermediate
habit. Oct-Dec.
Named for Hawaiian goddess of sorcery.
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Rhododendron 'Karaka Gold'
laetum x 'Saxon Dawn'
H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand
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Rhododendron 'Karen Morebeck'
leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret' x konori 'White Giant'
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Karen Morebeck' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret' x konori 'White Giant'
H: J.L. Rouse, G and S: Karen Morebeck, N (1999) and REG: Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco, CA (2000)
Flowers 8/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 6" 150x140mm, 6-8 wavy-edged lobes, inside greenish white (155C), shaded pale
purplish pink (62D) in throat, outside lobes white, tube darker pink, strongly scented.
Leaves oblong, broadly acute apex, oblique base, 200x100mm, down curved margins, dull, mid green above.
Shrub 1.5x1.2m in 5 years, open habit.
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Rhododendron 'Kiandra'
zoelleri 'Island Sunset' x javanicum ssp. brookeanum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kiandra' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : zoelleri 'Island Sunset' X javanicum
ssp. brookeanum
H: B. Clancy (1978), G: B. Clancy (1982), N: B. Clancy
(1991), REG: B. Clancy (1992)
Flowers 7-14/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 45x90mm,
5-6-lobed, vivid reddish orange (30B).
Leaves lanceolate, 130x45mm, flat, matt green above,
hairless.
Shrub 0.6x0.33m in 3 years. January-May (Australia)
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Rhododendron 'Kimo'
konori X (konori var. phaeopeplum x zoelleri)
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kimo' cv.
Lepidote) rhododendron: konori (Jakes form) X (konori var. phaeopeplum x zoelleri)
H: (2002), G: (2008), N: (2010), and REG: (2010): R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell, Volcano, HI.
Flowers 8-9/flat truss, elongated tubular funnel-shaped, 80mm long x 85mm wide, with 5-7 frilly-edged lobes; strongly scented.
Color inside and out pale yellow green (157C) to greenish white (157D) with tube outside very light yellow
(color barely detectable); brownish spots, about 0.8mm diameter at lobe margins; stigma: light green; style:
very light pink; anther: light tan; filament: white.
Two distinct leaf shapes present: (a) elliptic, acuminate apex, cuneate base, 110x55mm, and (b) obovate, broadly acute apex,
rounded base, 110x60mm, all semi-glossy and dark yellowish green (139A) above; no indumentum visible.
Shrub 0.8m high x 0.6m wide in 7 years; dense habit. Flowering in January.
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Rhododendron 'King Solomon'
zoelleri x leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret'
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'King Solomon' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : zoelleri (Mount Hagen form)
(s) X leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret'
H: J.L. Rouse (1984), G: B. Clancy (1990), N: B. Clancy
(1997), I: Vireya Valley Nursery (1997), REG: Vireya
Valley Nursery (1997)
Flowers 5/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 58x130mm,
with 6 flat-edged lobes, buds deep purplish pink (54B)
on lobes, shading to pale yellow (11D), opening inside
strong red (53D) shading to light yellow (11B) in the
throat; outside strong red (53D); unspotted.
Leaves elliptic, 140x60mm, flat, matt green above, acute
at apex, cuneate at base, with light brown scales when
young.
Shrub 1.3x0.7m in 10 years. October-March (Australia)
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Rhododendron 'Kisses'
'Tropic Glow' x (viriosum x macgregoriae)
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kisses' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Tropic Glow' X viriosum x macgregoriae
H: O.S. Blumhardt (1980), G: O.S. Blumhardt (1984),
N: O.S. Blumhardt, I: O.S. Blumhardt (1987), REG: O.S.
Blumhardt (1987)
Flowers 4-7/truss, 45x55mm, 5-lobed, tube light greenish
yellow (6D), both inside and out, lobes deep yellowish
pink (43C). Calyx 1mm long, green.
Leaves elliptic, 65x35mm, light green, with minute scales;
petioles deep red.
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Rhododendron 'Krakatoa'
Awaiting parentage details
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Rhododendron 'Kurt Herbert Adler'
konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kurt Herbert Adler' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konorii var. phaeopeplum X lochiae
H: T. Lelliott, G: Strybing Arboretum, N: Strybing Arboretum,
I: Strybing Arboretum (1974), REG: Strybing Arboretum
(1974)
Flowers 7-8/flat truss, narrow tubular funnel-shaped,
5(-6) lobed, 70x40mm, mandarin red (17/3), deeper (17/1)
in the throat; strongly carnation-scented. Calyx minute,
with narrow lobes, beige.
Leaves broadly elliptic, 80x50mm, glossy, bright green
and slightly bullate above, brown scaly below.
Shrub 35x50cm in 6 years. New growth covered in orange-brown
scales. February-September.
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Rhododendron 'Kyoshi'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x unknown
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