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Low-Allergen Shrubs (Less than 4 on the OPALS Scale)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ (syn. C. speciosa ‘Pink Lady’) – A thornless cultivar of Flowering Quince with clear pink flowers emerging from March to May. This deciduous shrub has small glossy green leaves and is best trained espalier-style on … Continue reading →

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Species Rhododendrons II

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Rhododendron decorum – This native of China and Burma bears open trusses of fragrant  white to pale pink flowers with a greenish-yellow throat from April to May. It is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner and tolerates neutral to … Continue reading →

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Red-Flowered Rhododendrons

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Rhododendron ‘Grace Seabrook’ (Seabrook 1965) (R. ‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x R. strigillosum) – This is the rhododendron that people go shopping for as soon as they see it blooming in nearby gardens. The bright blood red flowers are borne … Continue reading →

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Daphne II

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Daphne x rollsdorfii ‘Wilhelm Schacht’ – This cross between Daphne collina and Daphne petraea bears very fragrant purplish-pink blooms (in clusters of 10-15 flowers) in May, re-blooming summer into the fall. It is a mounding evergreen shrub with deep green … Continue reading →

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Evergreen Japanese Azaleas II

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Rhododendron x ‘Elsie Lee’ (Shammarello Hybrid) – This cross of ‘Desiree’ and ‘Rosebud’ features pale lavender-blue semi-double flowers (2-3″ across) with subtle greenish-yellow throats flecked with reddish-purple spots. ‘Elsie Lee’ is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, blooms heavily … Continue reading →

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Yellow-Flowered Rhododendrons

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Rhododendron ‘Horizon Monarch’ (‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Point Defiance’) – A 2002 Award of Garden Merit winner with huge cone-shaped trusses (my image is not typical) of pale yellow flowers (with hints of salmon pink) emerging from deep red buds – … Continue reading →

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Pink-Flowering Rhododendrons

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Rhododendron’Cosmopolitan’ (‘Cunningham’s White’ x ‘Vesuvius’) – A very cold-hardy cultivar that bears mid-pink blooms (with deep red spots on the throat) that fade to a paler pink as they mature. ‘Cosmopolitan’ features large glossy deep green leaves and a very … Continue reading →

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Purple-Flowered Rhododendrons

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Rhododendron ‘Ramapo’ (R. fastigiatum x R. carolinianum) – A very durable landscape plant and easy rhododendron to grow with abundant pale violet flowers from March to April that smother the matte bluish-green foliage. This is also a good bonsai or … Continue reading →

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Evergreen Japanese Azaleas

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Rhododendron x ‘Hino-crimson’ (Kurume Hybrid) – One of the most popular Japanese azaleas and for good reason. It bears hundreds of small single, bright crimson flowers that literally smother the foliage from April to May. This Award of Garden Merit … Continue reading →

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Spring-Flowering Camellias IV

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Camellia japonica ‘High Hat’ (syn. ‘Pink Daikagura’, ‘Daikagura Shell Pink’, ‘Pink Kagura’) – This sport of Camellia japonica ‘Daikagura’ bears soft pink double to irregular double blooms in the early season. The flowers are medium to large in size, with … Continue reading →

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