Catalogue: Pink rhododendron varieties

Admiral Piet Hien

Deep pink buds open to full trusses of light pink flowers with darker pink edging. Scented with a green throat. Slightly blueish new growth.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Alice
(griffithianum hybrid)

Alice received a royal horticultural society award of merit in 1910. It has been popular ever since. Large upright trusses, flowers open two toned pink with darker edges then turn to a clear one toned pink. Will tolerate some sun.
 2m
 Flowers October

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Anah Kruschke
(Purple splendour x ponticum)

Lovely shiny foliage and an upright vigorous habit. Flowers are a good size and held in a large round truss. Violet pink flowers have a dark red eye on the upper dorsal lobe. Hardy.
 1m
 Flowers October/November

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Anna Rose Whitney
(griersonianum x 'Countess of Derby')

Anna Rose Whitney
Large deep rose pink flowers are held in a tall truss of 10 to 12 blooms. This is a vigorous plant that quickly becomes a tall and upright bush but maintains good shape. Hardy.
 2m
 Flowers October / November

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Antoon van Welie
(Pink pearl hybrid)

Deep pure pink, with yellow centre. Large magnicient trusses. Very vigourous with handsome foliage.
 1.8m x 1.5m
 Flowers October

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April Glow
Wilgen's Ruby x williamsianum

Flower campanulate, very pale pink, heavily overlaid deep purplish-pink, with light crimson spotting in throat, reverse tinged strong red. Held in lax trusses of 7 to 10 flowers.

 1m
 Flowers September/October

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Arnold Piper
Anna x Marinus Koster

Flower widely funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, vivid purplish-red fading to rose with age, deep red spots and blotch on dorsal lobe. Ball to dome-shaped trusses with 15 flowers. Bronze new growth.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Barmsted

A very floriferous plant with rose red flowers fading to lighter pink towards the centre. the new growth is silver changing to dark green on a compact plant.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Bashful

Light pink flowers on a compact bush. One of the seven dwarf rhododendrons. Collect them all!

 1m
 Flowers early October

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Brocade

pink flowers open from plump bright pink buds providing a two tone effect. Well clothed bushy plant with leaves curled down at the edges

 90cm
 Flowers October

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Bronze Wings
possibly 'Elizabeth x williamsianum hybrid

Pink buds open to creamy white flowers with rosy edges. New foliage is a deep bronze-red, a very striking feature. Plant in part shade
 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Bruce Brechtbill
(Unique bud sport)

Soft pink and cream flowers on a perfectly foliaged tight rounded plant. Identical to unique except for colour. Compact habit.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Candy Ice

A superb taller growing plant. The huge trusses open deep pink, gradually changing to white. A vigorous grower, healthy foliage.

 2.5m
 Flowers October/November

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Cheer
(Cunningham's White x red catawbiense seedling)

A very good overall plant with plenty of deep green glossy leaves, full rounded trusses of light pink flowers. Full and vigorous habit. Magnificent early spring display.

 1.2m
 Flowers September

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Cherries-Cream

Cherry red buds open to light pink flowers that are darker on the reverse, giving a pretty bicolour effect. The new growth is a striking glossy wine red. Compact habit

 50cm
 Flowers October

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Chorus Line
(Lem's Cameo x Pink Petticoats)

Bright red buds open to pale pink centred flowers edged with a a strong purplish pink margin. A light yellow flare is on the upper lobe. Excellent foliage and habit. Deep matt green leaves.

 60cm
 Flowers October

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Christina

Pale pink flowers with darker pink stripes on outside of petals. Heavy flowerer.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Christmas Cheer
(causcasicum hybrid)

So well known as one of the first rhododendrons to flower in spring. Masses of deep pink buds open to very pale pink flowers, flushed with mid pink outer margins. Deserves a sheltered spot. Olive green leaves and a good full habit.

 1.2m
 Flowers Aug-Sept

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Cilpinense
(ciliatum x moupinense)

Leaves are small to medium sized and are deep forest green. Flowers blush pink with deeper pink edges. Compact Bush. Shelter from frost to protect buds


 1m
 Flowers September

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City of Dunedin

A dwarf compact bush covered with bright pink flowers later fading to soft pink.

 1m
 Flowers November

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Clementine Le Marie

Rose Pink Flowers

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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College Pink
Zelanicum hybrid

Clear pink frilled florets making a tight rounded truss. A heavy bloomer growing wider than high. From Massey University. Flowers hold better in dappled shade.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Consolinis Windmill

Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, fragrant, vivid purplish red with a longitudinal white band inside that is wide extending along each lobe and a speckled yellowish-green flare on the upper lobe. Ball-shaped trusses of 13 flowers

 2m
 Flowers November

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Cotton Candy
(Loderi Venus x Marinus Koster)

Flowers are open funnel shaped with frilly edges. Pastel pink with red spotting and fragrant.


 2m
 Flowers October

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Dads Indian Summer
(Pink Petticoats x Ring of Fire)

Strong red buds open to yellowish pink flowers with a strong pink edge. Stunning colours. A very floriferous plant. Lovely low growing, bright flowering plant.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Dalkeith

A small rhododendron with azalea like tiny flowers in pale lilac.

 80cm
 flowers September/October

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Dame Nellie Melba
Standishii x arboreum ssp arboreum

Flower broadly funnel-shaped, bright pink with brownish-red spotting. Conical-shaped truss of about 12 flowers.

*Flowers Sept/October
*2m

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Davidsonianum exbury

Fragrant candy pink flowers

 1.8
 Flowers September/October

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Dormouse

Dark pink buds open to candy pink ruffled edged flowers held in loose trusses of 10-12 blooms. Bronze coloured new growth.

 90cm
 Flowers October

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Dreamland
(yakushimanum Hybrid)

Good trusses of pale pink edged deeper pink flowers on a compact bush.

 1.5m
 Flowers early October

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Earl Murray
Kubla Khan x Lem's Cameo

Fantastic Tropical Colours - this one walks out the nursery when it's in flower. A vigourous growing plant with an upright and well branched growth habit. Salmon orange flowers with wavy margins, paling in the centre.

*1.5m
*October

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Elsa Crisp

Flowers rose-bengal, paling towards centre and in throat with deeper
margins and slight crimson speckling

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Elsie Watson
('Anna' x 'Purple Lace')

Flower funnel-shaped, frilly edges, pale purplish-pink with a dark purple star in the throat, purple red edges, and a radial purple red line on each lobe, outside is purplish-red. Dome-shaped trusses of 22.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Ernie Dee
dauricum x racemosum

Small pink lavender flowers, compact in growth and attractive foliage. Preforms well in any location.

 50cm
 Flowers September

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Everything nice
Lems Cameo x Sunup Sundown

Extremely tight and compact. Lovely pink flowers

1.2 m
October

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Fantastica
(R. MARS X R. YAKUSHIMANUM)

Flowers rose pink with white throat. Shelter from wind.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Felix
Unknown

This plant grows wider than tall and covers itself in blooms. It performs consistently even in difficult situations. Strong pink buds open to mid pink flowers, that fade to blush pink as they develop. A strong flare of red speckling covers the upper lobe.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Fire Rim
Nancy Evans x Pink Petticoats

Flower openly funnel-shaped, frilly edges, light yellow with purplish-red edge. Ball-shaped trusses of about 20 flowers.

 .75m
 Flowers September/October

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Furnivals Daughter
Mrs Furnivall x Mrs Furnival

Flower pink with deep red blotch in the upper lobe of each flower. Held in trusses of about 15 flowers.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Gary Wally

Soft apricot flowers on a neat bushy plant.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Graham
(cilpinese hybrid)

Soft pale pink flowers on a compact bush. Low growing and early blooming.

 1.2m
 Flowers August

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Grumpy
degronianum ssp yakushimanum x unnamed hybrid

Pale pink buds open to cream flowers with pale pink at edges. Fades to cream color. Lax trusses holds 8-11 flowers.

 1m
 Late October

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Gwen Bell
(anna x marinus koster)

Gigantic trusses firm and rounded deep pink with a crimson eye. Dark green leathery leaves on a handsome vigorous plant.

 1.7m
 Flowers early November

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Hallelujah
(Kimberley x jean marie)

Inwardly curved attractive leaves with vibrant rose red flowers with a darker eye. Large tight trusses of heavy texture on a compact plant.

 1.6m
 Flowers Late October

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Happy Anniversary
('Standishii' x arboreum)

A large-grower, flowers are bright pink with crimson dots in conical trusses of about 12. Glossy green foliage is an added bonus to this vigorous, bushy plant.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Hazel
(bureavii hybrid)

The tight trusses of light pink flowers are striped with deep pink between each petal lobe. Fades to white.

 1.5m
 Flowers early October

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Helen Dehr
(Unknown Warrior x yakushimanum)

One of the best foliage rhododendrons, with broad darkest green leaves and heavy indumentum on new growth. Tight mounding habit. Clear watermelon pink buds fading to pale pink.

 1.0m
 Flowers October / November

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Hinoki

Pale pink start shaped flower with apricot and yellow hues in the throat. A prominent waxy calyx. Hardy.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Hydon Hunter
degronianum ssp yakushimanum x Springbok

Flower openly funnel-shaped, moderate purplish-pink paling to the center, with slight orange to light greenish-yellow spotting. Age to near white. Held in dome-shaped trusses of about 14 flowers.


  1m
 Flowers November

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Imperatrix Eugenie

Pale pink flowers with mid pink tonings through the middle and darker pink stames

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Janet Blair
(Dexter hybrid)

A vigorous good looking plant which produces a tall truss of light pink flowers with an unusual green flare on the upper lobe and a frilled margin.

 2m
 Flowers October / November

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Jock Bonny Bells

Cerise pink trumpet flowers on an open truss. Spreading habit

  Flowers September/October
  1 -1.2m.

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Jodie King
(yakushimanum x unknown)

Makes a lovely display in flower, deep pink buds to lighter flowers and has great foliage and form.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Johns Memory
(Nancy evans x lems cameo x colonel coen)

A NZ-bred hybrid. Strong reddish pink buds open to masses of colour. Flowers are a strong peachy pink with frilled margins. This plant is very floriferous and showy.

 1m
 Flowers October.

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Jumping Jeff
(CIS x Jock)

Very attractive soft lavender flowers cover this plant. Very floriferous. Shiny, round, olive green leaves and a good habit.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Jungfrau
(Marie Antoinette x )

Very attractive light green foliage. Large lovely pale pink trusses that open from deeper pink buds. Rose throat.

 2.5m

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Kings Cerise

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Kings Party Dress
(yakushimanum x unknown)

Tight trusses of apple blossom pink on a dwarf compact plant. An excellent garden plant. NZ raised.

*1.2m.
*Flowers October

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Kiwi Magic
[(yakushimanum x‘Dido’) x ‘Lem’s Cameo’]

Deep pink buds open to frilly light pink flowers with a deep yellow centre and then fade out to soft lemon.

*1.2m
*Flowers October

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Lem's Monarch
(Anna x Marinus Koster)

This plant is very easy to recommend, it is hardy, floriferous and has a good habit. Makes a fantastic long lasting display in flower. Strong pink buds open to white flowers edged with soft pink.

 1.2m
 Flowers late November

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Linda

Large pink fringed flowers. Dense compact habit with pale green foliage. Shelter from wind.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Loderi Pink Diamond
griffithianum x fortunei ssp fortunei

Pastel shell pink, and fragrant.

*4m in 10 years

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Lyn's Memory
(Hotei x lems cameo)

Large flowers, strong pink buds open to pink edged flowers fading to reach cream centres.

 1.5m
 Flowers early October

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Mardi Gras
degronianum ssp yakushimanum

Flower openly funnel shaped, frilly lobes, pale purplish-pink fading to white, edges and reverse strong purplish-pink to purplish-red. Ball-shaped trusses of 11-12 flowers.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Marinus Koster
(griffithianum hybrid)

Deep pink flowers on a large dome shaped truss with lighter shading. Large flowers on a large upright shrub.

 2.5m

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Marissa
Fancy’ x yakushimanum]x ‘Coronation Day’

Domed truss of up to 17 open funnel-shaped flowers, plum colored in bud, opening lighter and quickly changing to white-green with traces of pink left on the midribs and lobe tips. In the throat is a deep red band, extending onto the dorsal lobe complementing the darker red spotting. The foliage is elliptic, shiny medium green, with a point at the tip and deep yellow petioles. A broad shrub grows about twice as wide as tall.

*Flowers Late October
*1.5m

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Morgenrot
(degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x Spitfire)

Flower openly funnel-shaped, strong purplish-red shading to pale purplish-pink in throat with a dark red blotch on the dorsal lobe. Held in conical trusses of 16-18 flowers.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Morning Cloud
(degronianum ssp yakushimanum x Springbok)

Pink flowers flushed pale lavender pink fading to cream. Dark green leaves with brown woolly indumentum. Compact habit.

 1m
 Flowers November

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Mrs GW Leak
('Coombe Royal' x 'Chevalier Felix x de Savage')

Clear light pink flowers with a darker crimson blotch. An oldy but a goodie. Very popular with original rhodo fans.

 2m
 Flowers October

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Mundai

Magenta pink flowers are a vibrant contrast to the pale green foliage.

 1.5m
 Flowers September

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Naselle
(Big Sam x Lem's Cameo)

A well proportioned plant which has lovely China Rose flowers fading to a maize yellow. Some orange speckling in the throat. New growth has a deep red tinge. 15 flowers per truss. Grab it while you can, this one doesn't stay in the nursery for long.

 1.2m
 Flowers September / October


250mm

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Noyo Brave
(Noyo Chief x yak Koichiro wada)

The flowers are a lively bright pink, that soften with age. A small red blotch appears on the inside of the flower. Well rounded flower trusses.

 60cm
 Flowers September/October

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One Thousand Butterflys
Lems Cameo x Pink Petticoats

Giant balls of pink fade to almost cream towards the flowers centre. Bursting out from the centre of each flower is a bright red blotch resembling a butterfly. It is most attractive and sought after.

 1.5m
 Flowers Oct/Nov

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Percy Wiseman
(yakushimanum x Fabia Tangerine)

A compact plant with dark green foliage. Trusses peachy yellow edged a little deeper.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Pink Cherub
(yakushimanum x Doncaster)

A vigorous compact plant. Flower white flushed with light pink.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Pink Pearl
(George Hardy x Broughtonii)

The standard to which all pinks must be judged. The deep pink buds of this variety open to soft pink flowers, fading to blush at the base, with a ray of reddish brown spots.

 2m
 Flowers October

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Platinum Pearl
Trude Webster x fortunei ssp discolor

Flower frilly-edges, pearl pink aging to white with a dark rose blotch and spots at the base.

*Flowers Late October
*1.8m

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Pontiyak
(ponticum x yakyshimanum)

This plant has delicate pink flowers in small trusses on a bush that has a compact rounded habit. The foliage has slight indumentum.

 1m
 Flowers October / November

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Primary Pink
[Yaku Sunrise x (C.I.S. x Jingle Bells)] x Lem's Cameo

Flower light purplish-pink shading to pale purplish-pink near throat.

 60cm
 Flowers September / October

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Rainbow
(griffithianum hybrid)

White flowers edged deep pink are striking. A large plant making a real show. Dark matt green foliage on a bushy vigorous plant.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Red Walloper
Anna x Marinus Koster

Deep rose red buds open to pale pink. A tall handsome plant with fabulous strong stature.

*1.8
*October

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Ring of Fire x wild affair

This rhodo has bicoloured flowers of lovely clear colours creating crispness and vibrance. Red buds open to neon rose outer margins with a cream centre and yellow flare. Round glossy leaves and a dense habit.

 1.2m
 Flowers October / November

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Rocket
Cunningham's White x red catawbiense seedling

Flower funnel-shaped, very frilly, vivid reddish-pink blotched scarlet red with prominent protruding stamens. Held in a conical truss.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Ruby Bowman
fortunei x Lady Bligh

Long lasting rose pink flowers with a darker eye. Flat long leaves enhance this vigorous nice growing plant. Plant habit is wide and bushy.

 1.5m
 Flowers Late October

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Ruth Mottley
Peach hybrid x Lem's Cameo

Flat, elliptical leaves cover the frame of this upright growing plant. The peachy flowers are a strong pink at the edges with dorsal spotting of brilliant orange.

 Flowers October

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Silver Skies
(yakushimanum x Koichior Wada x Medusa)

Thick waxy looking flowers for a yak. Peachy-pink rimmed flowers with a cream centre. Yak habit and dark green foliage.

 60cm
 Flowers October / November

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Springbok

Bright cerise flowers in profusion. Compact and vigorous plant

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Surrey Heath
(Yak x Brit. X Fabia Hybrid)

Rose pink flowers with paler edging. Lovely foliage is long and narrow while growth is tight and mound like.

 1m
 Flowers late October

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Sweet Sue
(yak x)

A compact grower with cerise pink buds that open to bright pink flowers that fade out to pale pink.

 1m
 Late Flowering (still in flower 17.12.09)

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Tahitian Dawn
Lem's Cameo x Skipper

Flower widely funnel-shaped, wavy edges, deeply cut lobes, light pink with peach and apricot tones, dark red in throat. Round-shaped truss.

 Early October
 1.2m

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Teds Orchid Sunset
Purple Splendour x Mrs Donald Graham

Lavender pink with orange/yellow centre. Free flowering and compact.

 1.2m
 Flowers October

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Tofino
(Lem's Cameo x Jalisco x Crest x King of Shrubs)

Red buds open to form dome-shaped trusses of cream and rosy pink markings. Lovely bronze new growth in big strong flushes. Glossy green foliage throughout the year.

 1.6m
 Flowers October / November

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Too bee
(campylogynum ‘Patricia’ x keiskei ‘Yaku Fairy’)

A lovely compact alpine bush with a covering of small tubular flowers with strong pink edgings and centre.

*50cm
*Flowers October

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Trude Webster
(Countess of Derby selfed)

The gigantic trusses of pink have a great clarity, on a plant that is compact and upright. This plant has won the American Superior plant award.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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Unique Marmalade
(Orange marmalade x Unique)

Great plant with the best aspects of unique's habit. Bright red buds open to rosy pink flowers with an orange throat. The flowers have a wavy edge and delicate spotting. Very vibrant.

 1.2m
 Flowers September / October

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Van Dec
(Van Nes Sensation x decorum)

Large pastel pink flowers in a well formed truss show themselves to the utmost. Vigorous growth makes it look like it gets huge but it stays pleasantly under control. Always a fabulous display.

 2m
 Flowers October

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Virginia Richards
(wardii x FC Puddle) x (Mrs Betty Robertson)

Both attractive foliage and flower. Compact habit with glossy leaves and flowers which open pink and fade to cream.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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williamsianum
Species

Small Spreading dome shaped shrub, with tiny bell like flowers that are palest pink and white.

*60cm
*Early October

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Winsome
(wardii x FC Puddle) x (Mrs Betty Robertson)

Both attractive foliage and flower. Compact habit with glossy leaves and flowers which open watermelon pink and fade to yellow.

 1.5m
 Flowers October

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y3
unknown cross

Very floriferous hybrid with red buds opening to watermelon flowers in loose trusses. Foliage is hard to beat, shiny green round leaves.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Yak FCC

Pale pink buds open to blush flowers. This plant won a first class certificate at a Royal Horticulture show. Superior form and foliage.

 1m
 Flowers October

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Yak sunrise

Low grower with deep pink flowers in a full and ruffled truss.

 1m
 Flowers October

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