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Rhododendron Hybrids - Lemons & Yellows 45 Lifetime Labels, Ties and Stakes

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. $37.00

1015 UNIQUE

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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. $37.00

1461 WHITE GOLD

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.

$37.00 1240 WHITE PEARL

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. $37.00

1847 WHITE WAVES

Early mid season. 1.8m (nuttallii x ‘Lindal’) Huge white trumpets open from pink flushed buds. Perfumed. Protect from frosts. $37.00

2907 YAC PAC WALPORT

Mid season. 1m

(No image available) Pure white round truss. Very compact grower with heavy cinnamon indumentum on the new growth. $40.00

2769 YAK PREYII

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. $40.00

2866 YVONNE SCOTT

Mid season. 1.8m (dalhousiae x nuttallii x lindleyi) Fragrant, large white tubular shaped flowers. Tall upright growth habit. Protect from frosts. $32.00

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS LEMONS & YELLOWS

2833 BEVERLEY TASKER

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. $37.00

1442 CHRYSOMANICUM

Very early. 1m (chrysodoron x burmanicum) A bright, early flowering yellow that has a compact truss. Prolific flowerer. Protect from frosts. $35.00

1860 DOUBLE EAGLE

Early mid season. 1.5m The round trusses of butter yellow have a striking maroon- red flare in the throat. Good dark green foliage. $37.00

2709 FLORAL SUN

Early midseason. 1.5m (sino-nuttalli x ‘R W Rye’) Fragrant trumpets of soft gold. Floriferous and compact plant habit with mid green textured leaves and peeling bark. Prefers dappled shade. $37.00

2089 GEORGE’S DELIGHT

Mid season. 1.5m (New Yellow 6002 x ‘Crest’) The flowers have a dark pink border giving way to a soft yellow, blending into darker yellow throat. Attractive foliage. $40.00

2775 GOLDEN GENIE

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Lem’s Cameo’ x ‘Crest’) Large soft yellow trusses. Blooms heavily from a young age. Dense, glossy green foliage. New growth has mahogany tones. Mounding plant habit. $37.00

2003 GOLDEN TORCH

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. $37.00

1172 HOLY MOSES

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. $37.00

2773 HONEY BUTTER

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. $37.00

2509 HORIZON MONARCH

Late mid season. 1.8m (‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Point Defiance’) The flowers are of heavy substance being red in bud, opening to a pale greenish yellow, with a small vivid red flare. Good strong foliage. $37.00

1979 JEANNE CHURCH

Early. 1.5m (macabeanum x ‘Unique’) Primrose yellow flowers with a pink flush and three red flares inside the base. Attractive foliage. $40.00

2137 KAREN TRIPLETT

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.

$37.00

2917 KIT COLLIER

Mid season. 1.2m

(No image available) [(‘Ilam Orange’ x ‘Ilam Canary’) x ‘Lemon Lodge’] Wide cupped florets and tight rounded trusses of creamy yellow. $40.00

1281 LEMON LODGE

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.

$40.00

2733 LEMON MARMALADE

Late. 1.5m (‘Mrs Lammot Copeland’ x ‘Mary Drennen’) Clear lemon flowers. Neat plant habit.

$37.00

1971 LEMON MIST

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. $35.00

2848 MARY DRENNEN

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Angelo’ x wardii) Lemon flowers with yellow centre. Dome shaped trusses held high on olive green foliage. $40.00

2849 MEADOW LEMON

Early. 1.2m (‘Percy Wiseman’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Red buds opening to yellow in full truss of flowers. Compact bushy growth, dark foliage. $37.00

1715 MICHAEL’S PRIDE

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. $37.00

2850 MINDY’S LOVE

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. $40.00

1215 MOONSTONE

Early mid season. .75m (campylocarpum x williamsianum) Orange rose buds open into pale, creamy yellow bell-shaped flowers, lightly tinged pink. A small compact growing plant that has a profusion of flowers. $35.00

2211 NANCY EVANS

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 hosein-hose effect. Attractive foliage derived from its Lem’s Cameo parentage. $37.00

2486 PATTY BEE

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. $35.00

1214 SAFFRON QUEEN

Early mid season. 1m (xanthostephanum x burmanicum) Smallish bright yellow, trumpet shaped flowers. Prolific flowerer quite early in the spring. $37.00

2548 SPICED HONEY

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. $37.00

1056 SUNSPRAY

Mid season. 1.8m (‘Alice Franklin’ x ‘Crest’) If you want a large yellow flower then this plant has it. The colour is as good if not better than Crest and the leaves are quite large and attractive. Not a densely foliaged plant. $40.00