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Rhododendron Hybrids - Reds 30 Deciduous Azaleas

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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS REDS

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1049 BIBIANI

Very early. 1.5m (‘Mosers Maroon’ x arboreum) Waxy, dark red flowers with maroon spotting. Hardy. Flowers over a long period. Bushy growth habit. $37.00

1901 BLACK MAGIC

 1901 BLACK MAGIC

Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Leo’) Dark black red flowers with matt forest green foliage. Floriferous. $37.00

2695 BRITTENHILL BUGLE

Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Karkov’ x ‘Red Loderi’) Very large red flowers that have a dark red eye in the shape of a bugle. Strong upright growth habit. $40.00

1638 CATHERINE FAIRBANK

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Noyo Chief’ x ‘Kilimanjaro’) Compact dark red trusses with spotting, very attractive deep green, shiny foliage.

$40.00

2607 CRIMSON PIPPIN

Mid season. .5m (yakushimanum x sanguineum var. haemaleum) Silver indumentum is a feature of the lovely foliage and the small, compact currant red flowers, are a bonus. Very compact habit. $35.00

1302 DAVID

Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Hugh Koster’ x neriiflorum) Bright blood red flowers with showy white anthers, form tall trusses on a plant of upright growth habit. $37.00

2307 DEBBIE

Mid season. .5m Blood red flowers. Dwarf compact plant. Fantastic foliage. $40.00

1297 DOPEY

Mid season. 1m ([facetum x ‘Fabia’] x [yakushimanum x ‘Fabia Tangerine’]) The strawberry red flowers form an attractive ball-shaped compact truss. The plant habit is compact and upright, ideal for the small garden. $35.00

2565 FIRE RIM

Mid season. 1m Red edged flowers with red spotting on a yellow eye. Olive green foliage. Dense grower. $40.00

1474 FIREMAN JEFF

Early mid season. 1.2m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Grosclaude’) The brightest blood red, not a blue-red or orange-red, but a hot red. It has a huge calyx nearly as large as the flower itself. Well branched, medium green foliage which is held for 3 years. $37.00

1702 FRED ROBBINS

Early. .75m (‘Carmen’ x ‘Choremia’) The leaves on this rounded little rhododendron are dark green and have silvery indumentum below. The bright crimson flowers have an obvious little calyx of the same colour. One of the darkest reds. $35.00

1043 FUSILIER

Late. 1.5m (elliottii x griersonianum) The bright waxy, tomato red florets are spotted within. The compact densely foliaged bush has indumentum under the leaves. Bronze new foliage. $37.00

1373 GIBRALTAR

Early mid season. 1.5m (No image available) One of the blackest reds available, having large trusses and attractive foliage of bright chestnut colour when young.

$40.00

1480 GRACE SEABROOK

Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x strigillosum) This plant has both fine foliage and flower. It is an early blooming bright blood red. $37.00

1533 HALFDAN LEM

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Red Loderi’) This multiple award winning rhododendron, has huge, tight, bright red trusses and broad, thick, deep green leaves. A vigorous and attractive plant all round. $37.00

2897 HUNTINGTON

Mid season. 1m (Unknown) Frilly, dark red flowers. Small leaves, low mounding growth habit. $40.00

1483 IMPI

Very late. 1.2m (sanguineum x ssp. didymum x ‘Moser’s Maroon’) A very late flowering rhododendron that is an unusual black-red not very often seen. Interesting foliage a bonus. $37.00

2136 JAN BEE

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Captain Jack’ x ‘Kingianum’) Tubular funnel shaped flowers are guardsman red with dark cardinal red spotting. The glowing red flowers are complemented by attractive foliage. $37.00

1535 JEAN MARIE de MONTAGUE

Mid season. 1.5m (griffithianum hybrid) Rated as being one of the best reds. It is both attractive for foliage and flower. Bright red flowers are complemented by thick, heavy sun tolerant foliage. $37.00

1037 KAPONGA

Very early. 1.5m (arboreum sel. var. ‘Kermesinum’ x ‘Ivery’s Scarlet’) The very compact, large trusses are a clear shining red. A valuable addition to your garden for early spring colour.

$37.00

2757 LADY in RED

Early mid season. 1.2m ([’Souvenir of Anthony Waterer’ x ’Direktör E. Hjelm’] x ’Marrakesch’) Full trusses of vivid red, spotted black flowers. Compact growth habit. $37.00

2779 LORD ROBERTS

Late mid season. 1.2m (catawbiense x) The flowers are deep red with a black blotch and are held in tight ball shaped trusses. Vigorous, rounded, upright growth habit. $37.00

1908 LYDIA

Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Antoon Van Welie’ x ‘Day Dream’) The large china rose flowers with cardinal red markings form a large compact truss. A strong growing plant. $37.00

2898 MANDALAY

Late midseason. 1.2m (‘Scandinavia’ x ‘Fabia Group’) Cardinal red with darker spots. Compact plant habit with reddish new foliage.

$40.00

1346 MARKEETA’S PRIZE

Mid season. 1.8m (‘Loderi Venus’ x ‘Anna’) Robust growing with one of the biggest flower heads available, and proportionally large, strong stemmed foliage. Eye catching rose red flowers. $37.00

1115 OKLAHOMA

Late. 1.5m (‘Bellerophon’ x ‘Tally Ho’) Bright red, waxy florets in a large wellformed truss on a good shaped bush. Good late flowerer, that grows into a large plant. $37.00

2562 RAGING BULL

Early mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Glowing red flowers held in a good shaped truss. Vigorous, tidy habit with excellent foliage. $37.00

1512 RED OLYMPIA

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Anna’ x ‘Fusilier’) The deep green foliage sets off the beautiful large, dark red trusses. The florets are openly cup-shaped displaying the prolific black spotting to advantage. An attractive different rhododendron. $37.00

1464 RUBICON

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Noyo Chief’ x ‘Kilimanjaro’) Probably one of the best reds for both foliage and flower. The cardinal red flowers are very compact as is the shape of the plant. The wonderful glossy green leaves show the influence of ‘Noyo Chief’. Long flowering period. $37.00

1249 RUBY HART

Early mid season. .75m ([‘Carmen’ x ‘Elizabeth’] x elliottii) Waxy dark red trusses on a compact plant. Attractive deep green foliage. $35.00

2515 SAMMETGLUT

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Mars’ x ‘Nova Zembla’) Dark velvet, blood red flowers with prominent peach stamens. Upright growth habit, the foliage having an unusual twist to it. $37.00

2840 SIR EDMUND HILLARY

Very early. 1.5m (arboreum seed gifted to Prime Minister Robert Muldoon by the Queen of Nepal on a visit to New Zealand) Well formed tight blood red truss. Attractive silver backed foliage. $37.00

2838 TORNADO

Mid season. 1.8m ([‘Wilgen’s Ruby’ x ‘Mayday’] x ‘Billy Bud’) Currant red flowers darker in the centre. Compact well rounded plant habit with mid green foliage. $40.00

2890 VINCENT VAN GOGH

Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) The flowers are bright cerise red with white edging. Striking combination.

$40.00 1953 WITCHERY

Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Mars’ x facetum) Fiery red flowers that are so bright they seem to glow. The new growth is covered with silvery tomentum which is a show in itself. $37.00