The Belgian Indica azaleas are the result of crosses between many different species, including R. simsii, R. mucronatum, and R. indicum. They were originally bred as greenhouse forcing plants. This hybrid is primarily grown in Australia and New Zealand. Small, […]
Rhododendron ( Bolero Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )
Bill Guttormsen of Canby, Oregon began breeding the Greenwood hybrids in 1960. The parentage includes Kurume, Glenn Dale, and Gable hybrids. Compact, rounded, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 0 degrees F. […]
Rhododendron ( Blushing Bride Belgian Indica Azalea )
The Belgian Indian azaleas are the result of crosses between many different species, including R. simsii, R. mucronatum, and R. indicum. They were originally bred as greenhouse forcing plants. ‘Blushing Bride’ is also the name of another Belgian Indian hybrid […]
Rhododendron ( Blue Tit Rhododendron )
‘Blue Tit’ was one of the first of the dwarf ‘blues’ to be raised. Produces grey-blue flowers on a fairly compact plant which often has yellow and spotted foliage. There are between 500 and 900 species of evergreen and deciduous […]
Rhododendron ( Blue Diamond Rhododendron )
‘Blue Diamond’ produces clusters of violet-blue flowers on a dense upright grower, reaching 5 to 6 feet. Best in full sun. Easy to root and readily availble. There are between 500 and 900 species of evergreen and deciduous plants in […]
Rhododendron ( Blue Angel Belgian Indian Azalea )
The Belgian Indian azaleas are the result of crosses between several different species, including R. simsii, R. mucronatum, and R. indicum. They were originally bred as greenhouse forcing plants. Small, compact, bushy, evergreen azalea with lush, glossy, dark green leaves, […]
Rhododendron ( Blazon Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )
Bill Guttormsen of Canby, Oregon began breeding the Greenwood hybrids in 1960. The parentage includes Kurume, Glenn Dale, and Gable hybrids. Compact, rounded, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 0 degrees F. […]
Rhododendron ( Black Satin P.J.M. Rhododendron )
‘P.J.M.’ rhododendrons are the result of crosses between R. carolinianum and R. dauricum var. sempervirens. They were first developed by the Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. ‘Black Satin’ has a semi-erect habit and bears an abundance of showy, vivid, dark […]
Rhododendron ( Blaauw’s Pink Kurume Azalea )
The Kurume hybrid azaleas of Japan owe their parentage to several species of mountain azaleas, predominantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum. Formerly, the Kurume hybrids were grouped under R. obtusum, but modern horticulturists now consider R. obtusum a hybrid and […]
Rhododendron ( Bismarck Mollis Hybrid Azalea )
The Mollis hybrids were developed in Belgium and Holland from original azalea seeds from Japan. They are derived from crosses between R. japonicum (Japanese azaleas, formerly A. mollis) and R. molle (Chinese azaleas, formerly A. molle). Tall, upright, deciduous shrub […]