Cross Hills Gardens and Nursery - Plant Reference Guide 2021

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2927 TWEETY BIRD

2645 YELLOW BUTTERFLIES

2577 YELLOW PETTICOATS

Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Very good strong yellow flower, bright maroon-red throat with spotting and ruffled edges. Trusses of up to 22. $40.00

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. $37.00

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. $37.00

2914 VICKI HARRIS Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Clear yellow flowers. $40.00

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS ORANGES & APRICOTS

1448 AMBERGRIS

1061 AUTUMN GOLD

1769 BUTTERMINT

Early mid season. 1.2m (‘Dido’ x ‘Fawn’) Previously known as ‘Sunbeam’, this New Zealand raised hybrid is an unusual pinky-lemon, apricot colour, a colour not often seen in rhododendrons. The soft orange perimeter merges into a soft yellow centre. Requires good drainage & dappled shade. $40.00

Late mid season. 1.5m (fortunei ssp. discolor x ‘Fabia’) This heat tolerant rhododendron has interesting, slightly twisted, medium green foliage and beautiful salmon orange trusses. A deep orange eye glows at the centre of the flower. $37.00

Mid season. 1m (‘Unique’ x [‘Fabia’ x dichroanthum subsp. apodectum]) Orange buds open into yellow flowers with red dorsal spotting and blended red markings on the outside of the flowers. Very compact growth habit. $35.00

2901 EARL MURRAY Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Salmon-orange trusses with wavy margins. Upright. $40.00

2895 BUNA

1496 APRICOT SHERBET Mid season. 1.2m (‘Comstock’ x ‘Dido’) A highly rated American cross that is a very unusual buff-apricot colour not seen in other rhododendrons. Good truss and bush formation. $40.00

22 | RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS

Mid season. 1m (‘Yaku Sunrise’) x (‘Lem’s Cameo’) Peachy cream buds open to well formed, star-like, creamy yellow flowers. Very floriferous. Compact, dense mounding habit and deep green foliage. $40.00

2443 FLAMING STAR Mid season. 1.5m (‘Ring of Fire’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) This vibrant flower will light up the garden! Blooms with yellow centers and hot, red-orange edges form large trusses of many flowers. The foliage is deep firgreen and somewhat shiny. $40.00


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