The following chart of proven performers has been compiled to assist the public when selecting
Rhododendrons and Azaleas for their Nova Scotia gardens. This list is not exhaustive and many of the most
common 'Iron-Clad' / Catawba hybrids, or varieties not available commercially, have not been included.
RHODODENDRON PROVEN PERFORMERS FOR NOVA SCOTIA
Elepidotes (large-leaf)
|
Zone
|
Bloom Time
|
Height in 10 yrs
|
Colour
|
R. 'Bellefontaine'
|
6
|
LM
|
1.5m
|
Pink
|
R. 'Calsap'
|
5b
|
M
|
1m
|
White, purple blotch
|
R. 'Chionoides'
|
5b
|
LM
|
1m
|
White, yellow dorsal blotch
|
R. 'Francesca'
|
5b
|
LM
|
1.5m
|
Dark red
|
R. 'Henry's Red'
|
5
|
M
|
1.2m
|
Red
|
R. 'Janet Blair'
|
6
|
M
|
1m
|
Pink, green flare
on upper petal
|
R. 'Minas Grand Pre'
|
5b
|
M
|
.75m
|
Pink bells
|
R. 'Scintillation'
|
5
|
M
|
1.5m
|
Pink
|
R. Yakushimanum
'Mist Maiden',
|
5b
|
M
|
.8m
|
Pink to white
|
Pink Parasol',
Ken Janeck',
'Exbury' R.
'Mardi Gras
|
6
|
M
|
1M
|
Pink
|
Lepidotes (small-leaf)
|
Zone
|
Bloom Time
|
Height in 10 Yrs
|
Colour
|
R. 'Aglo'
|
5b
|
EM
|
0.8
|
Light pink with reddish eye
|
R. 'April Rose'
|
5b
|
E
|
1m
|
Rose
|
R. 'April Mist'
|
5b
|
E
|
1m
|
Soft pink
|
R. 'Bluenose'
|
6
|
EM
|
1m
|
Blue
|
R. 'Dora Amateis'
|
6
|
EM
|
.5m
|
White
|
R. Ginny Gee'
|
6
|
EM
|
.25m
|
Pink/white bicolour
|
R. 'Patty Bee'
|
5b
|
EM
|
.6m
|
Yellow
|
R. 'Manitau'
|
5b
|
EM
|
.8m
|
Pink
|
R. 'Olga Mezzitt'
|
5b
|
EM
|
1m
|
Pink
|
R. Ramapo
|
5
|
EM
|
.4m
|
Purple-blue
|
R. 'Purple Gem'
|
5
|
EM
|
0.8M
|
Purple
|
R. PJM Group
('Elite' & 'Regal')
|
5
|
E
|
1m
|
Lilac to purple
|
Deciduous Azaleas
|
Zone
|
Bloom Time
|
Height in 10 yrs
|
Colour
|
R.'Cannon's Double'
|
5b
|
LM
|
1.5m
|
Pale Yellow Mutlicolour
|
R.'Gibraltar'
|
5b
|
M
|
1.5m
|
Orange
|
R.'Homebush'
|
5b
|
LM
|
1.5m
|
Pink ball-shaped
|
R. 'Pink & Sweet'
|
5
|
L
|
1.2m
|
Pink
|
R.'White Lights',
'Rosy Lights' etc
|
5a
|
LM
|
1.5m
|
Pink fading to white
|
R. 'Weston's
Innocence'
|
5
|
L
|
1m
|
White
|
R. molle ssp.
japonicum
|
5b
|
M
|
1m
|
Pale orange or yellow
|
R. schlippenbachii
'Royal Azalea'
|
6
|
EM
|
1.5m
|
Pale pink
|
R. 'Mont St. Helen's'
|
5
|
EM
|
1m
|
Pink/yellow
|
Evergreen Azaleas
|
Zone
|
Bloom Time
|
Height in 10 yrs
|
Colour
|
R. 'Elsie Lee'
(Shamarello)
|
6
|
M
|
1m
|
Lavendar
|
R. 'Rosebud'
(Gable)
|
6
|
M
|
.5m
|
Pink
|
R. 'Stewartstonian'
(Gable)
|
6
|
M
|
.75m
|
Red
|
R. 'Diamant Series,
eg.,'Diamant Purple'
|
6
|
M
|
.3m
|
Purple
|
R. kiusianum -
all forms
|
5b
|
M
|
0.25m
|
Red, Pink, White
|
R. 'Komo Kulsan'
|
6
|
LM
|
0.75
|
Red
|
R. 'Bixby'
|
5b
|
LM
|
0.75
|
Red
|
Bloom colour and time, size at 10 yrs from the American Rhododendron Society website:
http://www.rhododendron.org. Revised in 2007 for Atlantic Canadian conditions.
Mature size affected by site selection and growing conditions.
The following NS nurseries have carried some or all of these varieties at various times recently:
Atlantic Gardens , 132 Bedford Highway / 1629 Hwy #1 Sackvillle (902) 835-9551 / 865-6482
Apple Berry Farm Market Ltd, 360 Lahave St. Bridgewater (902) 543-6622
Bayport Plant Farm, 2740 Rte 332 West, Rosebay, (902) 766-4319
Blomidon Garden Centre, 10060 Hwy 1, Greenwich, Wolfville (902) 542-2295
Brier Patch Nursery, 4568 Hwy 1, RR#1, South Berwick, (902)538-9164
Cosby’s Garden Centre, Sandycove Rd., Liverpool, (902) 354-2133
Dayton Red & White Nursery, RR#2, Yarmouth County, (902) 742-5663 or 742-5148
den Haan’s Garden World, Exit 18 Hwy 101, west of Middleton, Hwy #1, (902) 825-4722
Gerry’s Nursery, Centreville, Queens County, (902) 678-1255
Lakeland Plant World, 909 Main St, Dartmouth (902) 435-1983
Levo Gardens, RR#1, Westville, NS (902) 396-4590
Ocean Landscaping (formerly Natural Expressions), Exit 8, 4392 Hwy #3, Chester, (902) 275-2505
Pine View Farm, 216 Pine Grove Rd, Bridgewater (902) 543-4228
Pleasant Valley Nurseries Ltd, Church St Ext., Antigonish, (902) 863-1072
Seabright Greenhouses, 56 Umlah Rd., Tantallon, NS (902) 823-2627
Springvale Nurseries & Shaffner’s Greenhouse, 1421 Hammonds Plains Rd., Hammonds Plains,
(902) 832-9268 (also located in Berwick (902) 538-8825)
Thexton’s Greenhouses, 902-532-2403, Karsdale Annapolis Royal, (902) 532-2403
Village Nursery, Rte 331, South Pleasantville, (902) 543-5649