ARHS SPRING 2011 ADVANCE PLANT SALE FOR MEMBERS
Only ARHS members whose dues are current may order from the following list.
Rhododendrons indicated as "Year Olds" are year-old custom rooted cuttings. They may be small and will be "heeled" into suitable sized pots. Those in 4" pots will be good-sized plants.
Conifers and Ginkgos where noted as 1 or 2 year grafts will be in 4" or 6" pots where not indicated otherwise. Due the dwarf nature of many of these plants they may be quite small. The same may be true for those in 1 and 3 gallon pots.
Please complete the order form provided and return it by post before March 31, 2011. (Orders will be accepted after this date but our quantity of plants will be adjusted to suit actual demand at this time.) Do not send payment with your order form. You may order more than one plant per variety. However, plants will be allocated in the order in which they are received on the basis of one plant per variety per membership. Following this allocation, an adequate reserve will be retained for the public sale. Any surplus will then be divided up amongst multiple orders.
Substitutions: You may list acceptable substitutions for specific plants by entering the substitute number in the substitute column beside the plant you are ordering.
Please note that the mark-up on these plants is minimal. For this reason we are not able to provide a warrantee with the plants.
Plants are to be picked up at 5 Sime Ct., Halifax, NS on Saturday, April 30, 2011 between 10:00 am and 2:00 p.m. Sime Ct. is in the Kingswood subdivision off Hammonds Plains Rd. Take Kingswood Dr. (between Kearney Lake Rd. and Need's) to Brenda Dr. (the first street on the right) and follow it to the first left which is Sime Ct. Plants are to be paid for when they are picked up. Do not send payment with your order form. Plants will not be shipped. Any plants not picked up on this date will be offered for sale at the public May Plant Sale. If you are unable to pick up your plants on this day, please arrange to have someone pick them up for you.
LEPIDOTE RHODODENDRONS
R. ambiguum - A species in the Triflora subsection with lax trusses ofpale yellow flowers with green spotting. Shiny dark green foliage. Dense upright habit to 4'(1.2m) high or more. Bud hardy to at least -5_F(-21_C). Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. augustinii ssp. chasmanthum RSF 69/092 - A floriferous and vigorous dense upright growing species with elongated, pointed dark green foliage. Its wide, funnel-shaped flowers are pale blue with a paler throat and a yellow green flare. Grows to 6'(1.8m) high in 10 years. For Zone 7 or protected sites in Zone 6b. A few only.(4" pots - $12.00)
R. "Boulderwood Blue" - ('Sapphire' F2) A striking powder blue Steele hybrid with foliage similar to 'Ramapo'. Blooms in mid-May and is very floriferous. Original plant at Boulderwood is 2'(.6m) high x 5'(1.5m) wide in 40 years. Bud hardy to at least -10_F(-23_C).Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $10.00)
R. camtschaticum - An unusual deciduous rhododendron specieswhich forms a slowly creeping stoloniferous matt eventually growing 4-6"(10-15cm high). Its pansy-like purplish-pink flowers are held above the foliage. Bristly foliage turns shades of red, orange and yellow in the fall. Needs a gritty-peaty well-drained soil. Best in full sun but shouldn't be allowed to get too dry. Extremely hardy. (4" pots - $12.00)
R. 'Delp's Mighty Mite' - (carolinianum 'Achiever' x polycladum Scintillans Group)F2 A floriferous Delp hybrid with small vivid purple flowers on a slow-growing twiggy plant with a broad upright habit. Grows to 6'(1.8m) high. Zone 5b. A few only.(4" pots - $12.00)
R. ferrugineum - (Swiss Alpine Rose) A European species with lax trusses of tubular flowers with flared lobes on a stiff upright-spreading plant. Flowers of this clone are dark reddish-pink. Narrow, glossy, dark green foliage. Unusual and very attractive. Requires excellent drainage. To 2'(.6m) high. Zone 5. Resents heat and drought. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $10.00)
R. "Hancock's Blue' (russatum x 'Blue Diamond') - A noted plant in the garden of Tom Basket in Boulderwood. Bight blue-purple flowers on an upright plant with clean green foliage. Plant is 6'(1.8m) high and wide in 35 years. Needs good drainage. Tolerates half sun. Zone 6. (Year-Olds - $10.00)
R. hirsutum - Another European species similar to R. ferrugineum. Tubular pink flowers with flared lobes. The bright green leaves have bristly hairs along the leaf margins. Twiggy, open spreading habit to 3'(.9m) high. Zone 5. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $10.00)
R. 'Isola Bella' - (fletcherianum 'Yellow Bunting'x dauricum v. album 'Arctic Pearl' selfed) A Brueckner hybrid, once known as "Mabel R." Beautiful dark green distinct foliage with excellent winter leaf retention. Peach buds open pastel pink and fade to white. Smashing, floriferous and very early. To 5'(1.5m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide with a dense, upright-spreading habit. Bud hardy to -5_F(-20_C) - plant much hardier. Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. "Jack's Blue" - [(Delp’s tetraploid carolinianum x fastigiatum) x 'Blue Ridge'] A hybrid from Jack Looye in Ontario. Large purple-blue flowers with good foliage. Vigorous. Compact, rounded habit to 4'(1.2m) high.Zone 6, probably colder. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Manitau' - A 'Conestoga' (carolinianum x racemosum) hybrid. Golden orange buds open to clear, light pink and fade to creamy white. This one covers itself in bloom every year. Early blooming. Bronzy foliage in winter. A semi-dwarf with a dense, compact mounded habit. To 18"(.45m) high. Zone 5. A proven performer. (4" pots - $12.00)
R. micranthum - A unique species with dense ledum-like trusses of small white flowers with prominent stamens. Late blooming. Willowy upright habit when young but fills in with age. To 4'(1.2m) high in 10 years. Custom propagated. Zone 5. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. "Montafon" - (possibly ferrugineum x kotschyi but may be a selection of the former) Reddish-pink buds open to bright pink tubular flowers with flared lobes. Late-blooming. Slow growing with a dense, compact mounded habit to 2'(.6m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide in 20 years. Resents drought. Named by Brueckner. Zone 5. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $10.00)
R. mucronulatum 'Album' - A beautiful variety of this deciduous species with large white flowers in profusion. Blooms very early in spring before the leaves emerge. Golden yellow fall colour. Upright willowy habit to 9'(2.7m) high. Requires excellent drainage. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Nahanni' - (racemosum x lapponicum) Ball-shaped trusses of vivid magenta flowers grace this Brueckner hybrid. Very heavy blooming. Compact and upright growing to 4'(1.2m) high x 3'(.9m) wide after 20 years. Zone 5b. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Oban' - ('Grouse' x keiskei 'Yaky Fairy') A very dwarf Cox hybrid named for the 1996 ARS convention in Oban, Scotland. Unique clear watermelon-pink flowers are born in profusion on a compact low spreading plant with dark green foliage. Grows only 10"(.25m) high x 24"(.6m) wide in 20 years. Zone 6. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. rubiginosum- A species with funnel-shaped pinkish-lavender flowers held in loose trusses. Very early-blooming. Foliage is dark green and leathery with reddish stems. Open, upright habit to 6'(1.8m) tall. Purplish new growth. Zone 6b. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Sugar Puff' - (carolinianum x racemosum) Multiple terminal buds open to form large dome-shaped trusses of white flowers with slight pink flush opening from pale pink buds. A heavy bloomer. Upright-mounded habit with reddish stems and bronze-green foliage. To 3'(.9m) high and wide in 10 years. Zone 6, possibly colder. (4" pots - $12.00)
R. viridescens Doshong La - A striking species with obovate leaves with a slight twist that emerge blue-green. Pale yellow flowers are carried in trusses of 3-6. Upright-spreading dense habit to 3'(.9m) high. Only for mildest areas in Zone 6b and warmer. Bud hardy to about 0_F(-18_C). Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
ELEPIDOTE RHODODENDRONS
R. 'Anka Heinje' - (yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x 'America') A German hybrid with flowers red in bud opening to bright rosy-pink in full dome-shaped trusses. Foliage is dark green with brownish indumentum. Compact habit to 3'(.9m) high and wide in 10 years. Hardy to -15_F(-26_C). (1 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Anne Goss' - ('Roseum Elegans' x 'Scintillation') Wavy-edged pale pink flowers open from dark pink buds. Reported to better than either of its parents. Lightly fragrant. Floriferous with glossy dark green foliage. A Joe Parks hybrid from New Hampshire. Grows to 6'(1.8m) high x 8'(2.4) wide in 10 years. Zone 5b. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Astrid' - ('Fantastica' x 'Hachmann's Feueschein') Full dome-shaped trusses of flowers emerging dark reddish-pink with paler throats fading to pale pink. Very attractive dark green foliage. Compact bushy mounded habit to 3'(.9m) high and wide in 10 years. Reported to be hardy to Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Axel Tigerstedt' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x degronianum) A Finnish hybrid with pale pink buds opening to white flowers with pale yellow spotting in rounded trusses. Foliage is dark green with thin brown indumentum. Dense, upright-spreading habit to 5'(1.5m) high in ten years, eventually spreading wider than tall. Reported to be hardy to -26_F(-32_C) (4" Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Babylon' - (calophytum x praevernum) Huge satiny white flowers flushed pale pink on the reverse and a dark red blotch make this hybrid a knockout. Very early blooming. Large lustrous green leaves with red petioles. Dense, rounded habit. To 5'(1.5m) high in 10 years - much taller with age. Plant in a protected spot. Hardy to -10_F(-23_C). (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Big Deal' - (un-named white x un-named pale yellow) Full ball-shaped trusses of 18-20 large wavy-edged creamy-white flowers with a yellow-green blotch. Dense rounded-spreading habit to 4'(1.2m) high and wide in 10 years. An extremely showy and highly rated Mezitt hybrid. Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Boule de Neige' - (caucausicum x catawbiense hybrid) Rounded trusses of white flowers open from pale pink buds. Compact mounded habit when young to 4'(1.2m) high and wide in 10 years eventually growing to 10'(3.0m) high. An old standby with a good track record. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Busuki' - ('Tarantella' x 'Small Wonder' )Full dome-shaped trusses of deep red flowers on a compact growing plant to 3'(.9m) x 4'(1.2m) high in 10 years. Reported to be one the best hardier Hachmann red hybrids.Worth trying in Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. "Butler Port" - Either an old English ironclad found growing in an cemetery in Butler, Pa or an open pollinated seedling thereof by Warren Stokes. Dark reddish-purple (or port) coloured flowers in well-shaped trusses. Large growing with a broad upright habit. Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Chatterbee' - ('Ben Mosely' x 'Besse Howells') Conical trusses of purple-pink flowers shading paler towards the centre and with a dark red blotch. To 5'(1.5m) high and wide in 20 years. A Hinerman hybrid from Michigan. Zone 6, possibly colder. A few only.(2 gallon - $20.00)
R. coeloneuron PW #27 or 78 - The hardier of the plants grown from the two seed lots from this wild collection. A newly introduced species currently placed in Subsection Taliensia but possibly belonging in Subsection Argyrophyllum. Lax truss of white to pale purplish-pink flowers. Leaves have rust coloured indumentum. Upright growing. Hardy to at least 0_F(-18_C). Custom propagated. A few only.(Year-Olds - $15.00)
R. 'Edith Pride' - ('English Roseum' x maximum) A very hardy, July-blooming Pride hybrid. Flowers are pink with pale yellow spotting and are born in ball-shaped trusses of 22. Dark green, very attractive, disease and insect resistant foliage is retained for 3 years. Rounded, well-branched habit to 5'(1.5m) high in 10 years. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Firestorm' - ('Vulcan' x 'Chocolate Soldier') A deep red late-blooming Mehlquist hybrid. The thick, large and wavy-edged flowers are held in dome-shaped trusses. Dense spreading habit to 3'(.9m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide in 10 years with dark green foliage. A sister of 'Scarlet Romance'. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Florence Parks' - ('Roseum Elegans' x 'Olin O. Dodds') A tough and floriferous hybrid with rounded trusses of dark purple flowers attractive dark green foliage. Grows to 5'(1.5m) high and wide in ten years. Bred by Joe Parks of New Hampshire. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Francesca' - ('Britannia' x 'Dexter #202') Tough, red and big! Large black-red flowers in large trusses. Late blooming. Very vigorous with an upright-open habit suited to the rear of a planting. Definitely not for the small garden or foundation planting. Grows to 10'(3.0m) or more high. Best in light shade as flowers may scorch in full sun. Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Great Eastern' - (a Dexter fortunei hybrid) Large, ruffled, very fragrant soft pink flowers with a yellow-green blotch in large ball shaped trusses. Free-flowering & vigorous. Dense growth habit with glossy green foliage. To 5'(1.5m) high in 10 years and spreading wider. Zone 6. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. species? - Subsection Neriiflora - probably R. haematodes ssp. chaetomallum - A species with lax trusses of waxy bright red bell-shaped flowers with prominent matching calyxes. Small elliptic foliage has pale thick indumentum and grey-brown tomentum on the new growth. To 4'(1.2m) high with a open mounded habit. Only for the mildest spots of Zone 6b and warmer. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Henry's Red' - A very hardy Mezitt hybrid with dark blood-red flowers held in tight trusses against dark green foliage. Free-flowering. Broad, irregular open habit to 5'(1.5m) high and wide in 10 years. Always in demand. Zone 5. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. hodgsonii- A "big-leaf" species for the collector or the adventursome. Its leathery dark green foliage has thin tomentum giving a metallic sheen and dense silver to brown indumentum. The leaves can grow to over 12"(30cm) long and 5" (12cm) wide. In time it develops handsome smooth peeling bark. It's rosy-purple to reddish-purple flowers are thick-textured and are borne in large full rounded trusses. Relatively slow growing to 5'(1.5m) high in five years eventually forming a small, broad-spreading tree. Well worth trying in Zone 7 or microclimates in Zone 6b. Will need a protected site and probably best in light shade. (4" Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Hot Dawn' - ['Mars' x (yakushimanum 'Exbury' x 'Mars')] Vivid purplish-red flowers with frilled edges and heavy substance. Buds well from an early age. Upright open habit to 4'(1.2m) high and 2.5'(.75m) wide in 12 years. A Brueckner hybrid bred in New Brunswick. Zone 6, probably colder. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. ['Humboldt' x ('Mrs. T.H. Lowinsky' x 'Calsap')] - A Jack Looye hybrid with impressive large full conical-shaped trusses. Wavy-edged flowers are edged bright lavender with a paler centre and a large yellow blotch. Very showy. Dark green foliage. Good habit. Zone 6, possibly colder. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'John T. Meagher' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x 'Mrs. T.H. Lowinsky') Large trusses of white flowers with a dark brown blotch sit on top of lush dark green foliage. Dense vigorous habit to 5'(1.5m) high x 8'(2.4m) wide in 10 years. Grown by the late John Meagher from a cross by Dave Hinton. Buds are hardy to -10_F(-23_C), possibly colder if brief. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Jolly Jim' - (auriculatum x yakushimanum) White flowers with pale yellow spotting open from pink buds and are held in dome-shaped trusses. Blooms mid-season. Exceptional elongated yak-like foliage. Dense mounded habit to 4'(1.2m) high x 6'(1.8m) wide after 15 years. Zone 6. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Kodiak' - (bureavii x 'Ken Janeck') A hybrid with striking foliage - dark green with thick tan indumentum - topped with ball-shaped trusses of silvery-white flowers opening from pink buds. Dense habit to 4'(1.2m) high and wide and great leaf retention. Zone 6, possibly colder. (4" Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Kullervo' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Groupx yakushimanum) A Finnish hybrid with soft pink flowers fading to white. Attractive dark green foliage with brown indumentum and wooly tomentum on new growth. Compact dense mounded habit to 40"(1.0m) high in 10 years. Reported to be hardy to -29_F(-34_C). (4" Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Marjie Kay Hinerman' - ('Nassau Red' x 'Dexter's Honeydew') Rounded trusses of medium pink flowers with paler centres. Glossy dark green foliage. Low spreading habit to 4'(1.2m) high x 5'(1.5m) wide in 10 years. A Hinerman hybrid from Michigan. Zone 6, probably colder. (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. 'Mikkeli' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Groupx smirnowii) White flowers, tinted pink, with green spotting late in the season. Dense, lush dark green foliage with light indumentum. New growth is covered in silvery-white tomentum. Upright well-branched habit to 6'(1.8m) high in 10 years. An extremely hardy hybrid from Finland. Hardy to -37C(-35F). (4" Pots - $12.00)
R. 'New Century' - [pale yellow catawbiense hybrid x (unnamed yellow hybrid x 'Bristol Cream')] A compact Mezitt hybrid with ball-shaped trusses of pale yellow-green wavy-edged flowers. Glossy dark green foliage. Dense habit to 3'(.9m) high in 10 years. Hardy to at least -29C(-20F). (2 gallon - $20.00)
R. pachysanthum - A striking foliage plant with distinct teardrop-shaped foliage with persistent silver or brown tomentum and thick silvery indumentum turning brown with age. Flowers are white to pale pink with red or green spotting. Dense upright habit to 4'(1.2m) high. For mildest parts of Zone 6 only. (4" pots - $12.00)
R. 'Peaches' - (fortunei hybrid?) Large flowers (with very good substance) are clear peach-pink - as close to peach as you will find! Slightly fragrant. Broad habit to 5'(1.5m) high x 8'(3.6m) wide in 12 years. A Gable hybrid. Always admired at Boulderwood. Zone 6. Custom propagated. (Year-Olds - $12.00)
Rhododendron principis (vellereum) - An early blooming species in Subsection Taliensia. Deeply-veined dark green leaves are long and narrow with pale plastered indumentum. Flowers are white with red spotting and are held in loose trusses very early in spring. Upright-spreading habit to 5'(1.5m) high and wide in 10 years. For milder parts of Zone 6b or warmer. Custom propagated. A few only. (Year-Olds - $15.00)
R. rex - Another "big-leaf" species with foliage to 5"(12cm) wide x 15"(37cm) long! Its leaves are dark green with thick fawn indumentum. Flowers are white to pale pink with a dark red blotch and/or spotting and are held in large ball-shaped trusses. Tall, open-upright habit forming a small tree in time. Well worth trying in Zone 7 or microclimates in Zone 6b. Will need a protected site and probably best in light shade.Another must have for the adventurous or collector! (4" Pots - $12.00)