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Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum Rhododendron Collection


Rhododendron Collection
Scientific Name Common Name

Rhododendron calendulaceum

Flame azalea

R. 'Apricot Blush'
     = R. 'Pink Dream' × R. 'Orchid Gem'


Apricot Blush Rhododendron

Rhododendron × kosteranum × R. prinophyllum

Azalea, Northern Lights Group

R. [Exbury hybrid]

Gibraltar Azalea

R. 'Girard Moonlight'

Girard Moonlight Rhododendron

R. 'Golden Lights'
     = (R. atlanticum × R. unknown) × red Exbury azalea


Golden Lights Rhododendron

R. 'Lee's Dark Purple'
     parentage uncertain - probably R. catawbiense hybrid
    developed pre 1851


Lee's Dark Purple Rhododendron

R. 'Narcissiflorum'
     parentage unknown, developed pre 1855


Narcissiflorum Rhododendron

R. 'Northern Hi-Lights'
     = (R. atlanticum hybrid) × Exbury azalea hybrid


Northern Hi-Lights Azalea>

Rhododendron 'Orchid Lights'
     = R. canadense × (R. molle ssp. japonicum × R. molle)


Orchid Lights Azalea

R. minus × R. dauricum

Rhododendron, P.J.M. Group

Rhododendron maximum

Rosebay Rhododendron

R. × kosteranum × R. prinophyllum

Rosy Lights Azalea

Rhododendron 'Spicy Lights'
     = R. prinophyllum × R. unknown


Spicy Lights Azalea

R. unknown from private collection

Rhododendron

R. 'Yaku Princess'
    = R. 'King Tut' × R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'


Yaku Princess Rhododendron