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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS CREAMS & WHITES


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Mid season. 1.2m (No image available) (yakushimanum x Unknown Hyb)
Cream flowers with a pink edge. Free flowering. Compact plant with good foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.8m
(‘Catawbiense Album’ x white catawbiense Seedling)
This hardy variety has large pure white flowers with a striking gold blotch, set in a large truss. Paler green foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m
Tight trusses of white flowers with a pink flush through it. Compact, excellent foliage. $44.00
Mid season. .75m
Low compact plant with small compact cream truss. Paler green foliage. $40.00
Early. 1.8m
(campanulatum x arboreum)
Pink in bud, opens into white flowers with wine spotting in the throat. Very hardy. Flowers well in both sun and shade. $44.00
Mid season. 1m
(bureavii x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’)
Pink flower buds opening to white flowers with a flush of pink. Excellent, narrow foliage with dense, cinnamon indumentum and white fuzzy new growth.
Mid season. 1.5m
(‘Catawbiense Album’ x ‘Loderi King George’)
This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. A robust, heat and cold tolerant rhododendron. The leaves are long and convex shaped. The upright, large trusses are white with an olive flare in the throat. $44.00



Late. 1.5m
(crassum Sdlg)
Soft pink in bud turning to white with a yellow eye. Trumpet shaped flowers. Strongly perfumed. Glossy attractive foliage. $44.00
Early mid season. 1m (yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x aberconwayi)
Camellia rose buds. White flowers with rose edges and red dorsal spots. Good tight trusses. Compact dark green foliaged shrub. $44.00
Mid season. 1.2m
(‘Colonel Coen’ x unknown)
Apricot buds open to cream flowers with some pink flares on the outer lobes. Bright green gold speckling on the upper lobe. Very delicate in appearance but actually quite robust. $44.00
Late mid season. 1.2m
Attractive compact plant with small white flowers enhanced by a greenish yellow blotch. Buds are flushed pink. Hardy. $44.00
Early. .75m (carolinianum x ciliatum)
The attractive dark green foliage is highlighted with bronze tones and prettiest when grown in full sun. White flowers cover this plant and are a real picture in the spring. $40.00
Mid season. 1.5m (nuttallii x lindleyi)
These delightfully fragrant, frilled flowers are pure white with yellow in the throat of each flower. Floriferous. Protect from frosts. $44.00
1.8m
(nuttallii x lindleyi x megacalyx)
The long tubular white flowers have a small gold blotch in the eye. Lovely perfume & very attractive textured foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.8m
Mid season. 1.5m
Soft cream flowers with a contrasting soft yellow blaze, spotted tan. Good shaped truss and attractive foliage. $44.00
Large cream to soft lemon trusses with current red eye. Glossy olive green leaves. $44.00
Early. 1.2m
(arboreum hybrid?)
This is probably one of the purest white varieties and has a smallish compact truss. Ideal for floral work. Reasonably open growth habit. $44.00
Mid season. 1.2m
Small, creamy yellow star shaped flowers. $44.00
Late. 1.5m (catawbiense hybrid)
A hardy, sun tolerant white variety with a gold blotch. Soft mauve pink in the bud. Good dark green foliage. $44.00






No information available. $44.00
Mid season. .5m (yakushimanum x unknown)
A typically compact yakushimanum hybrid, having dark green leaves and deep cream flowers, tinged salmon pink. $40.00

Late mid season. 2m
(‘Van Nes Sensation’ x unknown)
Magnificent conical truss of white flushed pink on a vigorous bush. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.5m
(catawbiense var. album x ‘Belle Heller’)
The lavender pink buds open to white, flushed lavender flowers that have a small gold blaze in the throat. Conical truss, dense foliage. $44.00
Late. 1.8m (previously maddenii ‘virginale’)
The soft pink buds, open into clear white florets with a gold eye. Lovely perfume and attractive shiny foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown)
Large trusses of greenish white flowers tinged pink. Dense upright growth habit. $44.00
Early. 1.5m
Big cream buds open to big creamywhite flowers with a burgundy eye. Likes shade. Compact, tidy plant habit, bushy and even all around. The flower is like a bridal bouquet in each flower cluster, it could be picked and held as a bouquet easily. $44.00
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Mid season. 1.8m
(lindleyi x nuttallii)
Huge, magnificently perfumed lily-like flowers, up to 15cms wide, white in colour, with a yellow throat, set in trusses of about five flowers each. Large textured leaves, are dark green on top and grey-green underneath. Tall, upright habit. Protect from frosts. $44.00
Early mid season. 1.8m
(Loderi x unknown)
A variety that grows into a large tree-like shrub. The huge deep cream florets have a delicate band of rose pink around the edge of them. The sweet scent and sheer size of the flower makes it a favourite. Prefers some over-head shade. $44.00
Mid season. .75m (fortunei x yakushimanum) Suitable for container. This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. The small, compact trusses are composed of about 12 white florets. The growth habit is equally compact - the leaves are an attractive glossy green. Slow growing. $40.00
Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Springbok’)
Early. 2m
(macabeanum x unknown)
The large upright trusses are apricot pink, fading to cream. Large leaved plant. $44.00
Late mid season. 1.5m (No image available) (catawbiense, white form x unknown) White flowers with maroon spotting in the throat and brown anthers. Textured foliage makes this plant a little different. Attractive tan indumentum under the foliage $44.00
Large, rounded, 16-flowered trusses of white, lavender-tinged flowers. Growth habit is low-rounded, compact. Foliage has buff indumentum on reverse of leaf. A smaller growing variety ideal for borders. $44.00
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Mid season. 1m
(yakushimanum x ‘Springbok’)
Large pale pink blooms fading to white. Compact, bushy habit. Dense, dark green foliage. $44.00









Very early. 1.8m ([decorum x ‘Cornubia’] x macabeanum) (Formally known as Mrs Ray Kidd.)
Peach in bud, opening into large cream florets with a distinctive red blaze in the throat. Very large leaves on a large well shaped bush. Lovely early flowerer. $44.00
Early mid season. 1m (campanulatum x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’)
Rose pink buds open to white flowers which form a neat ball-shaped truss. A tight rounded plant with dark green foliage and tan indumentum. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m
(Unknown)
The growth habit of this plant may be a little open but it is a hardy plant. The white flowers have a conspicuous purplish-black blotch. $44.00
Late mid season. 1.5m
Pawhuska is Indian for ‘mountain of snow’. Large white flowers with a small gold eye. Excellent foliage. $44.00


Late mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) (Otherwise known as Mrs J G Millais).
The white flowers have a mauve tint on opening and a huge gold blotch on each floret, giving an orchid flower appearance. Quite different. $44.00
Mid season. 1.8m (‘Diane’ x ‘Gomer Waterer’)
Large deeper cream florets opening to soft cream trusses. Glossy olive green leaves. Strong growing upright plant. $44.00
Mid season. 1m
(‘Mrs J G Millais’ x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’)
The soft pink buds of this hardy variety open into beautiful white trusses. Broad growth habit, with moss green leaves. $44.00
Early mid season. 1.8m (campanulatum x griffithianum)
White florets with maroon spotting form a large compact truss. Good strong growth habit. $44.00
Early mid season. 1.2m (ciliatum x edgeworthii)
This rhododendron has attractive, textured foliage and white trumpetshaped flowers with pink markings, and a small yellow eye. Sweetly fragrant. Protect from frosts. $44.00









Mid season. 1m
(‘Siouxon’ x ‘Mrs Horace Fogg’)
Perfect trusses of pure white. Profuse bloomer. Compact habit with deep green, indumented foliage. $44.00
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Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x)
Cerise pink buds open to pure white. Dark green foliage with silver tomentum on new growth. Low growing, rounded plant habit. $44.00
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Mid season. 1.8m (nuttallii x lindleyi)
Large white trumpet shaped flowers that have a gold eye in the throat. Fragrant. Requires some shelter from frosts. Tall, narrow growth habit. $44.00
Early. 1.2m (campylocarpum x)
Flowers are pink in bud, opening deep cream tinged peach. A compact and rounded plant that flowers prolifically. A very reliable and popular cream. $44.00
Mid season. 1.2m (‘Crest’ x griffithianum)
Flowers opening soft lavender, with light maroon speckling, fading to white. Attractive glossy dark green leaves. $44.00
Mid season. 1.8m (Unknown)
Free flowering upright growing plant with trusses of purest white. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Sappho’ x yakushimanum Exbury form) Pale pink buds open to a white flower. A bright maroon blotch flares from the throat. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m
(‘Mrs J G Millais’ x ‘Cheyenne’)
The pure white florets have a striking, large gold blotch on the upper lobe. It starts as a burning orange deep in the throat, then widens and lightens into rays of golden yellow. Paler green foliage. $44.00
Early mid season. 1.2m
([‘Yaku Sunrise’ x ‘Hansel’] x ‘Lem’s Cameo)
Long, pointed petals create a star shaped flower, champagne in colour with a dark purple throat. Great foliage on a dense, rounded plant. $44.00
Mid season. 1.8m (sino-nuttallii x lindleyi)
Tubular campanulate flowers, rich creamy pink in bud opening white, with yellow basal blotch. Perfumed. Protect from frosts. Peeling mahogany bark. $44.00
Mid season. 1.8m (griffithianum x maximum)
Probably one of the fastest growing and hardiest rhododendrons available. The foliage is dark green and the flowers are pale pink in the bud and fade to white on opening. Densely foliaged. Great hedging plant. $44.00









Early mid season. 1.8m (nuttallii x ‘Lindal’)
Huge white trumpets open from pink flushed buds. Perfumed. Protect from frosts.
Early mid season. 1m.
Pink buds open to white flowers with a pale pink blush to the outer petal. A compact plant with amazing foliage having silvery indumentum under the leaves and striking white tomentum on the top of the new foliage. $44.00
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Mid season. 1.2m
([‘Dido’ x Jalisco’] x ‘Yellow Creek’)
The frilled and crinkly lemon-yellow flowers are green in the base of the throat. Attractive bush, mid-green slightly glossy leaves. Free flowering. $44.00

Very early. 1m (chrysodoron x burmanicum)
A bright, early flowering yellow that has a compact truss. Prolific flowerer. Protect from frosts. $40.00
Mid season. 1m
(‘Bambi’ x ‘Unnamed hybrid’)
The peach buds of this pretty rhododendron open into warm golden flowers, blushed peach. A dense little plant. $44.00



Mid season. 1.2m
(Pos ‘Gold Mohur’ x ‘Ilam Apricot’)
This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. Golden yellow flowers with a wavy edge. Attractive deep green foliage. Very compact growth habit. $44.00
Early mid season. 1.5m
The round trusses of butter yellow have a striking maroon- red flare in the throat. Good dark green foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.2m
Beautiful orange yellow buds open into pure, light yellow flowers. Attractive, rounded moss green foliage. $44.00
Late mid season. 1.2m
(smirnowii x ‘King of Shrubs’) or (Reverse Cross)
An exceptional orange and yellow bicolour, which has attractive foliage and good plant formation. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m
Wide cupped florets and tight rounded trusses of creamy yellow. $44.00


Early mid season. 1.2m (xanthostephanum x leucaspis)
This prolific flowering, compact plant has bright green-yellow flowers and cinnamon green narrow leaves. Dense growth habit. $40.00

Mid season. 1.2m
(‘Nancy Evans’ x [‘China’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’])
An attractive bicolour of soft gold flowers edged in coral pink. Compact growth habit - good foliage. $44.00




Mid season. 1.2m (Prelude Sdlg)
Soft yellow in bud, opens cream with a lemon centre. Good shaped truss. Considered to be one of the best lemons. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m
(‘Angelo’ x wardii)
Lemon flowers with yellow centre. Dome shaped trusses held high on olive green foliage. $55.00
Early. 1.5m
(macabeanum x ‘Unique’)
Primrose yellow flowers with a pink flush and three red flares inside the base. Attractive foliage. $44.00
Late. 1.5m
(‘Mrs Lammot Copeland’ x ‘Mary Drennen’) Clear lemon flowers. Neat plant habit. $44.00


Early. 1.2m
(‘Percy Wiseman’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’)
Red buds opening to yellow in full truss of flowers. Compact bushy growth, dark foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.2m (burmanicum x dalhousiae)
The fragrant, tubular-lily shaped flowers are a deep creamy-yellow, opening from lime green buds. The new foliage is an attractive bronze colour. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Seattle Gold’ x unnamed late-flowering yellow)
Very elegant, satin yellow flowers held in a rounded truss. Attractive green foliage. $44.00
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Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Lionel’s Triumph’)
A pale greenish-yellow flower with a pale-orange throat and upper lobe. Dome shaped truss, up to 21 flowers. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.5m (macabeanum x ‘Unique’) Apricot pink buds, paling to barium yellow, flushed pink flowers with a deep maroon blotch. Bold felted foliage. $44.00
Mid season. 1m (‘Hotei’ x [‘Pink Petticoats’ x wardii]) This aptly named deep yellow rhododendron has frilly flowers. Plant habit is quite compact. Likes a well drained, cool site. $44.00



Mid season. 1.2m (‘Hotei’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’)
The orange red buds open into golden yellow flowers that have amber markings. The large calyx gives an almost hose-inhose effect. Attractive foliage derived from its Lem’s Cameo parentage. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown)
Very good strong yellow flower, bright maroon-red throat with spotting and ruffled edges. Trusses of up to 22. $44.00
Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Clear yellow flowers. $44.00
Early mid season. .5m (‘Yaku Fairy’ x fletcherianum)
The truss of this hardy little dwarf is composed of six small, clear yellow wavy flowers. Will stand full sun. Very dense growth. $40.00
Early mid season. 1m (xanthostephanum x burmanicum)
Smallish bright yellow, trumpet shaped flowers. Prolific flowerer quite early in the spring. $44.00



Mid season. 1.2m (‘Hotei’ x ‘Edwin O Weber’)
Soft lemon flowers, with extensive red pepper flares on the upper lobes of the flowers. Enlarged calyx. Paler green leaves on densely foliaged bush. $44.00