ARHS 1999 TISSUE CULTURE ADVANCE SALE
RHODODENDRONS (all rhododendrons are elepidotes unless otherwise stated)
| Variety | Hybridizer | Description |
| Alena | Snow – white, scented flowers with yellow spots and glossy green leaves. Hybridized in Czechoslovakia. Hardy to -10F. Cunningham’s White x decorum. | |
| April Mist | Mehlquist | A great plant. In mid spring it bursts into bloom with semi-double soft pink flowers. One the best of the April series. A lepidote rhododendron. |
| Capistrano | Leach | Possibly Leach’s best yellow. Soft yellow flowers are slightly frilled in a mounded truss. Growth habit is mounding; 5′ tall 6 ‘ wide in 10 years. |
| Fantastica | Hachmann | Wavy flowers shiny red on the edges creamy pink in the centre. As the flowers age they change from a salmon-pink to a soft pink. Dark foliage in a compact habit, 3′ in 10 years. |
| Firestorm | Vosberg / Mehlquist | Flowers are a deep red in a domed truss and of heavy substance. Dark green leaves are held for 3 years. |
| Henry’s Red | Mezitt | Grows to 5′ in 10 years. Hardy to -20F. A very hardy red, hardy in some Zone 4 regions, possibly to -25F. Blooms in mid June. |
| Kokardia | Hachmann | Pink flowers speckled ruby red with a striking red-brown blotch, very floriferous. Plant hardy to -10F. Blooms early June, medium growth habit. |
| Lilac Crest | Klehm | Very soft, delicate lilac with semi double flowers. A lepidote introduction from Illinois |
| Samoa | Leach | Vivid turkey-red flowers, faint dorsal spotting. Ellipticleaves with a rough upper surface. Hardy to -20F, blooms late May-early June. Mid size plant. |
| Northern Starburst | Briggs | A polyploid (triple chromosomes) version of PJM, Thicker leaves, larger flowers and stronger stems than regular PJM. Same hardiness (-30F) and habit. A lepidote rhododendron. |
AZALEAS (All hardy to -25 F, Medium habit)
| Variety | Type/ Hybridizer | Description |
| Apricot Surprise | U. of Minnesota | Apricot – yellow with orange shading. |
| Double Delight | Exbury | Butter – yellow, floriferous and fragrant. |
| Orange Splendor | Arneson | Red, bright color, Exhbury hybrid. |
COMPANION PLANTS
| Variety | Description |
| Daphne “Briggs Moonlight” | A rare, compact plant, striking small yellow leaves with a green edge. Small, fragrant pink flowers. Deciduous in colder areas. Similar to Carol Makie but much better. Prefers well drained soil. |
| Hemerocallis “Mini Pearl” | A miniature daylily , with ruffled blushed pink flowers with a yellow throat. About 24″ high. |
| Hosta “Summer Music” | Green leave with pure white centres and irregular margins of gold. Mid-Summer flowers are light lavender. This hosta will perform better in shade. NOTE a special price $5.00.. |
| Pulmonaria “Sissinghurst White” | Typical green foliage speckled with pure silver. This variety has white flowers. Great for shade. |
