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 […]
Rhododendron ( Biskra Rhododendron )
‘Biskra’ is the hardiest of the cinnabariunum type hybrids. Produces pendant bell-shaped vermilion red flowers in loose trusses on an upright slender bush. There are between 500 and 900 species of evergreen and deciduous plants in the Rhododendron genus. Azaleas […]
Rhododendron ( Bingo 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 ( Bikini 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 ( Big Girl Knap Hill Azalea )
The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Flowers are borne in […]
Rhododendron ( Big Ben 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, bushy, evergreen azalea with lush, glossy, dark green leaves, 1 […]
Rhododendron ( Betty Kelly Knap Hill Azalea )
The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Flowers are borne in […]