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RHODODENDRONS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 



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LOWEST TEMP. 

 FLOWERING 



NORMALLY FLOWERING 

 OCCURS PERIOD 



FLOWER 

 COLOR 



PLANT SIZE 



(10 YEARS) LOCATION 



BEST 

 COMMENTS 



Pioneer Silvery Pink -18 



PJM -32 



Ramapo -13 



Tottenham -18 



Weston's Pink Diamond - 1 8 



Large-Leafed Types 

 [elepidotes) 



Album Elegans -23 



America -23 



Bessie Howells -17 



Boule de Neige -15 



Catawbiense Boursault -15 



Dexters Brown Eyes - 1 5 



Francesca -18 



Henrys Red -23 



Ice Cube -23 



Janet Blair (Dex) -17 



Lodestar -19 



maximum -23 



Mrs. CS Sargent -18 



Nova Zembla -18 



Roseum Elegans -18 



Scintillation -13 



Summer Rose -13 



yakusimanum -15 



Mist Maiden 



May 13-24 

 April 25-May 10 



May 12-20 

 May 24-|une 10 

 April 20-30 



June 1-10 

 May 25-|unel0 

 May 2l-|une 7 

 May- June 1 

 May 21 -June 6 

 May 25-June 8 

 May 24-June 6 

 May 26-June 12 

 May 29-|une 12 

 May 25-Iune 7 

 May 29-June 14 

 June 25-Iuly 2 

 June 5-20 

 May 25-June 7 



May 26-|une 8 



May 15-July 4 



June 18-July 4 



May 25/June 5 



pink 5' 



lavender/pink 6' 



violet blue 2' 



pink 3' 



pink 6' 



white 



red 



burgundy 



white 



rose-lilac 



pink w/blotch 



dark red 



dark red 



ivory white 



It. pink 



pale lilac 



pale pink 



pink 



red 



pink-lilac 



bright pink 



dark pink 



pink 



10- 

 8' 



8' 



5' 



6' 



T 



8' 



8' 



10' 



8' 



7' 



8' 



5' 



5' 



sun 



partial shade 



sun/part shade 

 sun 



sun/part, shade 

 sun/part, shade 



sun/part, shade 



part, shade 

 sun 



part, shade 

 full sun 



part, shade 

 part, shade 

 full sun 



sun/part, shade 

 sun/part, shade 

 part, shade 

 sun part, shade 

 sun/part, shade 

 sun/part, shade 

 sun/part, shade 

 sun/light shade 

 sun/light shade 

 surv'part. shade 

 sun/part, shade 

 sun/light shade 

 part shade 

 sun/part, shade 



sun/part, shade 



light shade 



sun/light shade 



part shade 



double flowers 



leaves black in winter 



seedlings are variable 



seedlings are variable, use 

 selected clones for best colors 



very small bronzed leaf 

 creates a tight mound 



yellowish green leaves 



vigorous, needs shearing, 

 a compact plant 



leaves bronze only in sun 

 PJM 'Victor' is eariiest 

 PJM Elite' is latest 



makes a nice green mound 

 double flowers 



been around a century 

 leggy, loose growth 



old, but still good 



may be hard to find 

 large flowers 



not as red, but more than 

 America 



damage occurs if ground is 

 frozen and temp, is above+45F 



good plant, but use in Zone 

 5B and 6 only 



good for late bloom, but for 

 Zone 5B and 6 only 



compact, beautiful leaves 

 terrific even if it never blooms 



THE PLANTSMAN 



