Tissue Culture

ARHS 1996 TISSUE CULTURE ADVANCE SALE

Plant List

LEGEND

TYPE: EL = Elepidote, L = Lepidote, Az = Azalea

BLOOM TIME: E = early May, EM = Late May, M = early June,

ML = Mid to late June, L = Late June, VL = early July

SIZE: D = dwarf < 15", L = Low < 2', M = Medium 4' to 5',

L = Large > 6'

HARDINESS: H1 = -15° F to -25° F, H2 = -5 °F to -10° F, H3 = < 0° F

(ARS Zone)

RHODODENDRON & AZALEAS

Variety

Type, Bloom, Size & Hardiness

Hybridizer

Description

Arneson Gem

AZ-M-M-H1

Arneson

Yellow-orange compact Mollis hybrid with good foliage.

bakeri 'Sunlight'

AZ-M-M-H2

Polly Hill

A great form of the species bakeri. A blend of orange, deep rose and orange. Dark green quilted foliage.

Gena Mae

AZ-M-M-H1

Clement

Large double flowers in a ball shaped truss. The color is a mix of yellow , red and orange. With Homebush as one of it's parents you know this will be a good one.

Pink and Sweet

AZ-L-M-H1

Mezzit

Purplish-pink fragrant flowers. A late blooming viscosum hybrid, very hardy.

Snowbird

AZ-M-L-H1

Bitmore Gardens

A white Azalea, powerfully fragrant with a compact form, well worth a try.

Yellow Cloud

AZ-M-M-H1

Knap Hill

Bright yellow flowers of good substance and fragrant. Upright rounded habit.

Atlantis

EL-L-T-H1

Leach

Light Pink flushed orange. Very foliferious, with a rounded dome habit. Grows tall to 7' and should bloom in late June.

Blazen Sun

L-M-M-H2

Leach

Large trusses of brilliant orange-red flowers. Hardy to H2, but never tried in our area. If it turns out to be hardy in should be a great addition to your garden.

Capistrano

EL-M-M-H1

Leach

A good yellow from David leach. Little known but has potential, may be one of his best yellows.

Elvira

EL-M-L-H1

Marjatta

brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedii X forestii. Low growing densely branched hybrid from Finland. Spreading plant is covered with bright red flowers. Bud hardy to -29 F, worth a try in our colder areas. Also a worthy parent for breeding hardy, low growing reds.

Golfer

EL-EM-L-H2

Berg

One of the best foliage plants available, Great indumentum on a compact plant with pink flowers. Foliage is a sparkling silver from June till December. H2 hardiness,

a must for every garden.

Hagga

EL-M-T-H1

Marjatta

A tall plant with dark crinkley foliage. Flowers are dark pink. H1 hardy to -31 F.

If you are in one of our colder regions this one is worth a try.

Hellikki

EL-M-M-H1

Marjatta

Red - violet flowers on a 5' with dense habit. New foliage has indumentum ageing to dark green. This plant is bud and plant hardy to -29 F. This plant along with Elvira are worth a try in out coldest areas.

Santa fe

EL-M-M-H1

Leach

Orange rose colored flowers accented with a red blotch. Grows to 5' in 10 years. This plant is rated to be H1 hardy. Maybe better than Hindustan, but not sure.

Sp ellbinder

EL-EM-L-H1

Leach

This plant has huge leaves and can grow quite large. The flowers are pink with many florets in each truss. John Weagle saw it for the first time last spring in Alex an Anna Muntz's garden and was impressed with the foliage and extremely large trusses. This is the last offering from out supplier, so if you do not have it order it this year.

Summer - Glow

EL-VL-L-H1

Leach

A very late bloomer. Has very impressive foliage with vivid pink flowers. The new stems have a redish tinge, adding winter color to your garden. Hardy to -15 F.

Summer - Summit

EL-VL-L-H1

Leach

A parent of Summer Glow. Leaves are long and dark green, an impressive plant with white flowers. H1 hardy and blooms very late. This is the last offering of this plant.

April Mist

L-EM-L-H1

Melguist

Another hardy lepidote from Melquist. You may have seen this plant was in our spring show. A very impressive plant with soft pink flowers. The leaves turn reddish bronze in the fall.

COMPANION PLANTS

Aruncus asthuisifolius

Common name 'Goatsbeard'. This is a low form from Korea. Has white spiky flowers, blooms in late spring. Foliage is finely cut. Great for a shady location.

Daphne burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Clusters of very fragrant light pink flowers. Blooms mid spring. Exceptional green foliage with gold edge. Well worth growing just for the foliage and the form.

Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'

H-2 to H-1

(Zone 5A)

Interesting shrub or small tree. Brilliant red fall foliage. The pink bell shaped flowers have red stripes making an attractive display. Those that went to the Annual meeting at the Clark's may remember seeing it in bloom.

Pieris Sarabonde

A low growing yak form of p. japonicia. Has white flowers on a compact plant. More vigorous that the others in this series (Prelude, Cavitine & Nocturne.

Hosta Frosted Jade

Frosted Jade is a large plant with large frosty green leaves with a white edge.

Of all the green, white edged Hostas, Frosted Jade and Francee are my favourites. I highly recommend this one.

Hosta Love Pat

I personally do not have this one YET. But it is on my want list. It is a medium grower, with blue green cupped shaped puckered leaves. Not as blue as Halcyon but a great plant for the garden.

Hosta So Sweet

This one I have not seen, but is recommended in various books. In fact it will the American Hosta Society's 1996 plant of the year. It has fragrant white flowers, polished green leaves with a white edge.

Hosta ventricosa Aureo-marginata

This Hosta is difficult to obtain, I tried several years before I obtained one. The leaves are dark green with wavy edges and white irregular margins. This Hosta is highly recommended.

Schizophragma h. 'Moonlight'

A superb climber with spectacular large silvery-grey leaves. Large 9" white flowers. Fall foliage color is orange.

Stewartia pseudocamelia

This is a small tree with nice form and branching. In the winter the bark grey-red bark peels in pleasing patterns. Has waxy white camellia-like flowers with yellow centers. Prefers semi-shade in woodland like conditions, great with Rhododendrons.