Cross Hills Gardens Nursery - Plant Reference Guide 2022

EST. 1971

PLANT REFERENCE GUIDE 2022

Standard Rhododendrons

NEW ZEALAND’S SPECIALIST GROWERS OF

Rhododendrons and Azaleas

STANDARD RHODODENDRONS

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CONTENTS

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Rhododendron Hybrids - Alphabetical list

Rhododendron Hybrids - Reds

Rhododendron Hybrids - Pinks

Rhododendron Hybrids - Mauves, Blues & Purples

Rhododendron Hybrids - Creams & Whites

Rhododendron Hybrids - Lemons & Yellows

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Standard Rhododendrons

Deciduous Azaleas

Evergreen Azaleas

Advanced Specimens - Alphabetical List

Helpful Products for Sale

Lifetime Labels, Ties and Stakes

Rhododendron Hybrids - Oranges & Apricots

Rhododendron Species

Key to symbols

These coloured symbols will be listed with each variety, where applicable, to denote the following features:

Can be grown in both warm and cool climates

Also available in an Advanced Specimen size*

Can also be grown in containers

*Note: AS plants are priced individually. Sizes and prices available on request.

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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS | ALPHABETICAL LIST Use this list as a quick reference guide to see what hybrid varieties are available this year. On the following pages you will find each hybrid colour group with photos and descriptions: (Red) Reds: Page 2 (Pink) Pinks: Page 6 (MBP) Mauves / Blues / Purples: Page 10 Pink C/W Pink MBP O/A C/W L/Y Red Red MBP MBP MBP MBP MBP MBP MBP MBP C/W L/Y MBP MBP O/A O/A C/W Red C/W Pink Pink L/Y C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W Red Pink C/W Pink Pink C/W Red Pink Pink Red C/W MBP L/Y Pink C/W

Anna Rose Whitney Apple Brandy Audacious Augfast Autumn Gold Belle Heller Beverley Tasker Bibiani Black Magic Blaneys Blue Blue Boy Blue Diamond Blue Gem Blue Jay Blue Peter Blue River Blurettia Boddaertianum Bonnie Doone Bud Flanagan Bumblebee Buna Buttermint Carla Van Zon Catherine Fairbank Catherine Trott Chemainus Christmas Cheer Chrysomanicum Cinnamon Bear Coconut Ice County of York Cream Pie Cream Supreme Crimson Pippin Cross Hills Royale Cunningham’s White Cupcake Dad’s Indian Summer Danella Debbie Denali Doc Dopey Dora Amateis Dorothy Amateis Double Eagle Dreamland Elsae

C/W C/W Pink MBP C/W Red Red C/W L/Y C/W Red Red C/W L/Y Red O/A L/Y O/A L/Y C/W Red C/W C/W Pink Red Pink C/W Pink C/W L/Y L/Y Pink Red C/W C/W MBP Red C/W Pink MBP Red Pink Red L/Y O/A MBP C/W Red

(C/W) Creams and Whites: Page 14 (L/Y) Lemons and Yellows: Page 20 (O/A) Oranges and Apricots: Page 22 Eric’s Surprise Eric’s Triumph Fantastica Fastuosum Flore Pleno Fife Fire Rim Fireman Jeff Floral Bouquet Floral Fete Floral Sun Fortune Fred Robbins Fusilier Gandy Dancer Georges Delight Gibraltar Ginger Rogers Golden Genie Golden Pheasant Golden Torch Gomer Waterer Grace Seabrook Grumpy Gwava’s Special Hachmann’s Polaris Halfdan Lem Helen Deehr Helene Schiffner Hinoki Holmeslee Pearl Holy Moses Honey Butter Hoppy Huntington Ice Cube Ilam Cream Ilam Violet Impi Ina Hair Irene Stead Irresistible Impulse Jan Bee Janet Blair Jean Marie de Montague Jeanne Church John’s Memory Jonathan Shaw Joy Bells Kaponga

L/Y Pink O/A MBP C/W Red Pink C/W MBP MBP L/Y L/Y L/Y Pink Pink Pink O/A Pink C/W Pink Red MBP C/W Red MBP Red L/Y Pink Pink L/Y C/W C/W L/Y MBP L/Y L/Y Pink C/W C/W Pink C/W MBP C/W C/W L/Y Pink C/W Pink MBP

Karen Triplett Kimberly Kiwi Mum Kokardia Kotuku Lady in Red Lady of Spain Laramie Lavender Girl Lee’s Dark Purple Lemon Lodge Lemon Marmalade Lemon Mist Lem’s Cameo Lem’s Cameo x Yak Lem’s Monarch Lem’s Tangerine Lester Mckee Little White Dove Loderi Buckingham Palace Lord Roberts Madam Cochet Madame Carvalho Mandalay Marcel Menard Markeeta’s Prize Mary Drennen Mary Tasker Maureen Meadow Lemon Merley Cream Mi Amor Michael’s Pride Midnight Mindy’s Love Moonstone Morgenrot Morning Cloud Morning Magic Mrs G W Leak Mrs George Huthnance Mrs J P Lade Mrs John Millais Mt Everest Nancy Evans Nasselle Neat O Northern Lights Oceanlake

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Red MBP MBP Pink Pink MBP L/Y MBP L/Y Pink O/A C/W C/W MBP MBP MBP Pink O/A Red MBP Red MBP Pink Red Red Pink L/Y Red

Oklahoma Old Port Olin O. Dobbs Ooh Gina Opal Fawcett P.J.M. Papaya Punch Patricia Crowley Patty Bee Percy Wiseman Petticoat Lane Phyllis Korn Princess Alice Purple Heart Purple Passion Purple Splendour Queen Souriya Rachael Raging Bull Ramapo Red Olympia Registered Nurse Ross Maude Rubicon Ruby Hart Ruth Mottley Saffron Queen Sammetglut

C/W MBP C/W O/A C/W O/A Red Pink C/W Pink C/W Pink C/W L/Y MBP C/W C/W O/A C/W Red Pink C/W L/Y Pink C/W C/W O/A Pink

Sappho Sapporo Schneewolke Seaview Sunset Senator Henry Jackson September Song Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Robert Peel Snow Kist Solidarity Solway College Sophisticated Lady Southern Alps Spiced Honey St Tudy Starbright Champagne Steads Best Tensing Tiana Tornado Trude Webster Tupare Tweety Bird Twice As Nice Tyermannii Unique Unique Marmalade Vandec

L/Y Pink Red C/W C/W C/W Pink O/A C/W Pink Red C/W C/W O/A L/Y L/Y

Vicki Harris Viennese Waltz Vincent Van Gogh White Gold White Pearl White Waves Willetts Wind River Winnie Hayes Winsome Witchery Yac Pac Walport Yak Preyii yakushimanum x Fred Wynniatt Yellow Butterflies Yellow Petticoats

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS REDS  1901 BLACK MAGIC

 1638 CATHERINE FAIRBANK

Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Leo’) Dark black red flowers with matt forest green foliage. Floriferous. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Noyo Chief’ x ‘Kilimanjaro’) Compact dark red trusses with spotting, very attractive deep green, shiny foliage. $44.00

1049 BIBIANI Very early. 1.5m (‘Mosers Maroon’ x arboreum) Waxy, dark red flowers with maroon spotting. Hardy. Flowers over a long period. Bushy growth habit. $44.00

2607 CRIMSON PIPPIN Mid season. .5m (yakushimanum x sanguineum var. haemaleum) Silver indumentum is a feature of the lovely foliage and the small, compact currant red flowers, are a bonus. Very compact habit. $40.00

1901 BLACK MAGIC

1638 CATHERINE FAIRBANK

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2307 DEBBIE Mid season. .5m Blood red flowers. Dwarf compact plant. Fantastic foliage. $44.00

1702 FRED ROBBINS Early. .75m (‘Carmen’ x ‘Choremia’) The leaves on this rounded little rhododendron are dark green and have silvery indumentum below. The bright crimson flowers have an obvious little calyx of the same colour. One of the darkest reds. $40.00

1533 HALFDAN LEM Mid season. 1.5m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Red Loderi’) This multiple award winning rhododendron, has huge, tight, bright red trusses and broad, thick, deep green leaves. A vigorous and attractive plant all round. $44.00

1297 DOPEY Mid season. 1m ([facetum x ‘Fabia’] x [yakushimanum x ‘Fabia Tangerine’]) The strawberry red flowers form an attractive ball-shaped compact truss. The plant habit is compact and upright, ideal for the small garden. $40.00

2897 HUNTINGTON 1043 FUSILIER Late. 1.5m (elliottii x griersonianum) The bright waxy, tomato red florets are spotted within. The compact densely foliaged bush has indumentum under the leaves. Bronze new foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (Unknown) Frilly, dark red flowers. Small leaves, low mounding growth habit. $44.00

1373 GIBRALTAR 2565 FIRE RIM Mid season. 1m Red edged flowers with red spotting on a yellow eye. Olive green foliage. Dense grower. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.5m (No image available) One of the blackest reds available, having large trusses and attractive foliage of bright chestnut colour when young. $44.00

1483 IMPI Very late. 1.2m (sanguineum x ssp. didymum x ‘Moser’s Maroon’) A very late flowering rhododendron that is an unusual black-red not very often seen. Interesting foliage a bonus. $44.00

1474 FIREMAN JEFF

1480 GRACE SEABROOK

Early mid season. 1.2m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Grosclaude’) The brightest blood red, not a blue-red or orange-red, but a hot red. It has a huge calyx nearly as large as the flower itself. Well branched, medium green foliage which is held for 3 years. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x strigillosum) This plant has both fine foliage and flower. It is an early blooming bright blood red. $44.00

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 2136 JAN BEE

 1115 OKLAHOMA

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Captain Jack’ x ‘Kingianum’) Tubular funnel shaped flowers are guardsman red with dark cardinal red spotting. The glowing red flowers are complemented by attractive foliage. $44.00

Late. 1.5m (‘Bellerophon’ x ‘Tally Ho’) Bright red, waxy florets in a large wellformed truss on a good shaped bush. Good late flowerer, that grows into a large plant. $44.00

2779 LORD ROBERTS Late mid season. 1.2m (catawbiense x) The flowers are deep red with a black blotch and are held in tight ball shaped trusses. Vigorous, rounded, upright growth habit. $44.00

2562 RAGING BULL Early mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Glowing red flowers held in a good shaped truss. Vigorous, tidy habit with excellent foliage. $44.00

1535 JEAN MARIE de MONTAGUE Mid season. 1.5m (griffithianum hybrid) Rated as being one of the best reds. It is both attractive for foliage and flower. Bright red flowers are complemented by thick, heavy sun tolerant foliage. $44.00

2898 MANDALAY Late midseason. 1.2m (‘Scandinavia’ x ‘Fabia Group’) Cardinal red with darker spots. Compact plant habit with reddish new foliage. $44.00

1512 RED OLYMPIA Mid season. 1.5m (‘Anna’ x ‘Fusilier’) The deep green foliage sets off the beautiful large, dark red trusses. The florets are openly cup-shaped displaying the prolific black spotting to advantage. An attractive different rhododendron. $44.00

1037 KAPONGA Very early. 1.5m (arboreum sel. var. ‘Kermesinum’ x ‘Ivery’s Scarlet’) The very compact, large trusses are a clear shining red. A valuable addition to your garden for early spring colour. $44.00

1346 MARKEETA’S PRIZE Mid season. 1.8m (‘Loderi Venus’ x ‘Anna’) Robust growing with one of the biggest flower heads available, and proportionally large, strong stemmed foliage. Eye catching rose red flowers. $44.00

1464 RUBICON 2757 LADY in RED Early mid season. 1.2m ([’Souvenir of Anthony Waterer’ x ’Direktör E. Hjelm’] x ’Marrakesch’) Full trusses of vivid red, spotted black flowers. Compact growth habit. $44.00

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Mid season. 1.2m (‘Noyo Chief’ x ‘Kilimanjaro’) Probably one of the best reds for both foliage and flower. The cardinal red flowers are very compact as is the shape of the plant. The wonderful glossy green leaves show the influence of ‘Noyo Chief’. Long flowering period. $44.00

 2838 TORNADO Mid season. 1.8m ([‘Wilgen’s Ruby’ x ‘Mayday’] x ‘Billy Bud’) Currant red flowers darker in the centre. Compact well rounded plant habit with mid green foliage. $44.00

1249 RUBY HART Early mid season. .75m ([‘Carmen’ x ‘Elizabeth’] x elliottii) Waxy dark red trusses on a compact plant. Attractive deep green foliage. $40.00

2890 VINCENT VAN GOGH Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) The flowers are bright cerise red with white edging. Striking combination. $44.00

2515 SAMMETGLUT Mid season. 1.5m (‘Mars’ x ‘Nova Zembla’) Dark velvet, blood red flowers with prominent peach stamens. Upright growth habit, the foliage having an unusual twist to it. $44.00

1953 WITCHERY Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Mars’ x facetum) Fiery red flowers that are so bright they seem to glow. The new growth is covered with silvery tomentum which is a show in itself. $44.00

2840 SIR EDMUND HILLARY Very early. 1.5m (arboreum seed gifted to Prime Minister Robert Muldoon by the Queen of Nepal on a visit to New Zealand) Well formed tight blood red truss. Attractive silver backed foliage. $44.00

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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS PINKS

2068 DENALI

1035 ANNA ROSE WHITNEY Late mid season. 1.8m (griersonianum x ‘Countess of Derby’) Large deep rose pink trusses. Grows quickly to a large well shaped bush. $44.00

2960 AUDACIOUS Early. 2.5 (No image available) Magnificent large lavender pink flowers held in a cone shaped truss. Vigorous habit. $44.00

Exclusive 2746 CROSS HILLS ROYALE Late mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Bud Flanagan’) Raised at Cross Hills. This compact growing variety smothers itself in deep pink buds that open to a softer pink, aging through to white. The white flowers have a bold dark maroon blotch on the upper petal - very striking. The deep green foliage sets off these attractive white flowers. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Vanessa Pastel’ x ‘Pink Walloper’) A very strong growing rhododendron which has dark green bold foliage and equally beautiful, large trusses of a deep rose pink shade. $44.00

1299 DOC Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Corona’) The compact rose pink flowers have a deeper rose margin. The flowers shade through to almost white after being out for a while. The deep pink and paler pink flowers form a pretty combination. Plant habit is very compact. Ideal small garden. $40.00

2962 CHEMAINUS Early mid season. 1.2m Stunning leaves with a hot pink perfect flower. The foliage is enough to sell this plant. Gorgeous brown indumentum. $44.00

1881 CUPCAKE Late mid season. .75m (yakushimanum x ‘Medusa’) The flowers are a bright coral pink shading through to pale creamy apricot. Dense, dark green leaves on a compact plant. Very floriferous. $40.00

2707 DREAMLAND Mid season. 1.2m (yakushimanum hybrid) Dark red-pink buds open to pale pink flowers. Plant grows as wide as it is tall, very attractive shape. $44.00

1229 CHRISTMAS CHEER Very early. 1.2m (caucasicum hybrid) Warm pink buds open into small round trusses that are blush pink, fading to almost white. A must for winter colour. Requires a frost-free position. $44.00

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2822 DAD’S INDIAN SUMMER Early mid season. 1.2m (‘Pink Petticoats’ x ‘Ring of Fire’) Full trusses of warm salmon pink flowers with reddish edges and creamy yellow centres. A strong plant with an excellent growth habit. $44.00

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 1484 KIMBERLY

Mid season. 1m (‘Mars’ x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) Flowers of neyron rose, shading to white in the throat. Attractive dark green foliage, with woolly indumentum beneath. A lovely plant for both flower and foliage-lives up to its name! Tolerates both hot & cold conditions. $44.00

Early mid season. 1m (fortunei x williamsianum) Kimberly is covered with slightly fragrant, pastel pink flowers in the spring and attractive bright purple bud scales in winter. The leaves are moss green, the plant habit being nicely compact. $40.00

2690 HOPPY Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Doncaster’) The lilac-pink buds open into frilled, soft pink fading to white flowers, with a little green speckling on the upper segment. Hardy plant. $40.00

1625 LADY OF SPAIN 2540 HACHMANN’S POLARIS Mid season. 1.2m (yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x ‘Omega’) The frilly carmine pink edges of these flowers shade through to a cream centre. Prolific flowerer. Compact growth habit. Very pretty flowers. $44.00

1273 IRENE STEAD Early mid season. 1.8m (‘Loderi’ g [fortunei ssp. fortunei x griffithianum] selfed) This sweetly perfumed variety, will in time become a large tree. It has large, perfumed deep china rose flowers. Foliage and flowers both typical of the Loderi group. $44.00

1342 LEM’S CAMEO

2770 HELEN DEEHR Early. 1m (‘Unknown Warrior’ x ‘Noyo Brave’) The strong rose flowers form ball shaped trusses. Attractive dark green compact foliage showing its Noyo Brave parentage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Mrs Horace Fogg’ x ‘Point Defiance’) Striking, large rose pink flowers. Plant broader than tall with glossy paler green leaves. The bold, showy characteristics of ‘Point Defiance’ are a feature of this beautiful rhododendron. $44.00

1198 JANET BLAIR Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Dexter’ hybrid) The frilled, light pink truss has a distinctive green flare on the upper petal. This compact robust growing plant has attractive foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Dido’ x ‘Anna’) Beautiful, delicate apricot cream and pink flowers. The edge of the florets are frilled. The new foliage is bronze and later changes to a nice shiny green. Requires excellent drainage. Still the most sought after rhododendron. $44.00

2768 HINOKI Mid season. 1.2m (Unknown) Pale pink flowers with apricot and yellow hues in the throat. Unusual star-shaped flowers, complemented by attractive foliage. $44.00

2842 LEM’S CAMEO X YAK 1484 KIMBERLY Description next column...

Mid season. 1.2m Blush pink buds open to creamy white flowers. A little gold spotting in the throat. $44.00

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 1348 MARY TASKER Mid season. 1.8m (‘Jalisco’ x ‘Fawn’) The delicate mushroom pink florets have a small red blotch deep in the throat. Attractive pale green foliage sets off this beautiful flower. $44.00

1280 LEM’S MONARCH

2851 NASSELLE

Mid season. 1.8m (‘Anna’ x ‘Marinus Koster’) A particularly robust plant that has both magnificent foliage and an exceptional flower. The large compact truss is a deeper pink around the edge and shades through pink, to almost white, in the centre of the floret. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Big Sam’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Large blooms of china rose shading to maize yellow and burnt orange spotting within. Compact and broadly branched shrub, amply covered with parsley green, elliptic foliage. $44.00

2057 MAUREEN Mid season. 1m (williamsianum x ‘Lem’s Goal’) For a small compact plant ‘Maureen’ has unusually large, light mauve pink flowers. The small rounded leaves are an attractive feature of this plant. $40.00

2853 NORTHERN LIGHTS

2844 LESTER MCKEE

Early mid season. 1.5m The large truss consist of bright pink flower, the upper lobes of which are reflexed giving the truss a nice rounded shape. Good strong dark green foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Naomi’ x) Bright pink in bud opening with a cream centre edged with soft lavender. Attractive foliage typical of its Naomi breeding. $44.00

2538 MORGENROT

1278 LODERI BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x ‘Spitfire’) The deep rose red buds open to compact, rose shaded trusses that shade through to almost white in the centre of the flower. The new growth on this glossy dark green foliaged plant, stands up showing off the tan indumentum. Suited to both a hotter and colder climate. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.8m (griffithianum x fortunei) Loderis grow into large open growing trees and have large flowers and leaves. Overhead shade is beneficial to all Loderis. This variety has a very soft pink flower. $44.00

2496 OOH GINA Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Golden Belle’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Frilled pink flowers with a rose margin and red blotch in the throat. Slightly perfumed, floriferous. Plant habit is rounded, broader than tall. Spinach green leaves retained for three-four years. $44.00

1068 MRS G W LEAK

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Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Combe Royal’ x ‘Chevalier Felix de Sauvage’) Bright pink flowers with distinctive wine blotch. Compact growth habit. One of the showiest and most popular rhododendrons. $44.00

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 1157 OPAL FAWCETT

 2861 SOPHISTICATED LADY

Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Beautiful for both its foliage and flower. It has a soft pink, large compact truss. The leaves are quite large and medium green, reasonably dense growth habit. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) The nice compact truss has a bright rose pink edging shading through to a white centre with wine speckling in the throat. Good dark green foliage. $44.00

2859 RUTH MOTTLEY Late mid season. 1.2m (Peach hybrid x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Peachy flowers are a strong purplish pink at the edges with dorsal spotting of brilliant orange. Upright growing plant. $44.00

1243 TRUDE WEBSTER

2094 PERCY WISEMAN

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Countess of Derby’ x ‘Countess of Derby’) Lovely clear pink gigantic trusses with a frilled edge. Good foliaged plant the large leaves being a lighter green than many rhododendrons. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Fabia Tangerine’ Selfed) A compact plant with dark green foliage. Deep pink in bud opening into soft pinkylemon, hose-in-hose flowers, fading to cream. Very pretty soft colourings. $44.00

2439 SIR ROBERT PEEL Very early. 1.8m (arboreum x ponticum) Flowers of crimson, with a blue tinge. A vigorous plant, of good habit. Heattolerant. A street tree in New Zealand. $44.00

2871 TWICE AS NICE Mid season. 1.5m (‘Lem’s Cameo’ x ‘Tomeka’) Bright pink with apricot yellow centre and a maroon blotch. Open growth habit. $44.00

1224 QUEEN SOURIYA Mid season. 1.8m (fortunei x campylocarpum hybrid) Smokey in bud, opens buff with very smokey markings and a green eye. A most unusual and delicate colour combination. Attractive foliage is an added bonus. Sweetly fragrant. $44.00

1647 SOLIDARITY Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x degronianum ssp yakushimanum) Showy ball shaped trusses of deep pink with a purplish red edge and light purplish pink in the throat. Dense rounded plant. $44.00

1283 VANDEC Early mid season. 1.8m (‘Van Nes Sensation’ x decorum) The soft blush pink florets have a lighter centre with a small lemon blotch in the throat. Fragrant, prolific flowerer. Tough, leathery leaves on upright, spreading growth habit. Fills a big gap! $44.00

2166 ROSS MAUDE Mid season. 1.5m (‘Fusilier’ x ‘Unique’) Bright neyron rose flowers on a nice shaped plant. A very showy variety, a strong colour that stands out from a distance. $44.00

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2639 VIENNESE WALTZ

2887 WILLETS

1352 WINSOME

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Lem’s Cameo’ x ‘Pink Petticoats’) Up to 34 lovely frilled flowers make up the very large compact truss. The colouring is shades of old rose and ivory. The foliage is characterised by long, thick stems proportionally large to support the huge trusses. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Lem’s Cameo’ hybrid) Salmon pink flowers with a small wine blotch at the base of the throat. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (‘Humming Bird’ x griersonianum) This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. Deep rose pink in bud, opening into softer rose pink, trumpet shaped flowers. Compact plant which flowers prolifically. $44.00

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS MAUVES, BLUES & PURPLES  1590 BLUE BOY Late. 1.2m (‘Blue Ensign’ x ‘Purple Splendour’) Violet flowers of good substance with prominent, almost black triangular blotch in throat. Floriferous. $44.00

1222 AUGFAST

2764 BLUE JAY

Early. .75m (augustinii x fastigiatum) A compact small leaved plant which has violet blue flowers. $40.00

Late mid late season. 1.2m (selected seedling ponticum) A vigorous plant covered by bright green foliage. The profuse lavender blue flowers have a distinctive brown dorsal blotch. $44.00

1553 BLUE DIAMOND

1830 BLANEYS BLUE

Early mid season. .75m (‘Intrifast’ x augustinii) This plant has many small blue flowers all along the stems. It prefers a sunny location. Foliage turns to bronze in cold winters. $40.00

Early mid season. 1.5m (augustinii ‘Tower Court’ x ‘Blue Diamond’) Rich metallic, lavender blue flowers in tight terminal clusters, smother this compact bushy plant. Forest green foliage in spring, turning bronze in the winter. $44.00

1590 BLUE BOY

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1412 BLUE GEM

1137 BLUE PETER

Early mid season. .3m This very small, compact rhododendron smothers itself with tiny bright pinkish purple flowers. Suitable for a rockery. $40.00

Mid season. 1.5m (Probably a ponticum hybrid) The lavender blue flowers, with a dark purple blotch, form a compact frilly truss. Good deep green foliage. $44.00

 1153 BUD FLANAGAN Late mid season. 1.8m (ponticum x ?) Deep mauve flowers with a distinctive dark maroon blotch. Strong growing plant, with attractive foliage. $44.00

1181 ILAM VIOLET

1323 BLUE RIVER

Mid season. 1.2m (augustinii ‘Electra’ x russatum) Small, deep violet blue florets form small trusses. Foliage turns to a bronze colour in the winter. Requires good drainage. Upright growth. $40.00

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Van Nes Sensation’ x ‘Emperor de Marac’) This pale lavender variety has a fairly dense broad growth habit. Prolific flowerer. $44.00

1771 BUMBLEBEE Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Purple Splendour’ x ‘Blue Peter’) Phlox purple flowers with a large eye of maroon and black in the centre of the dorsal lobe. Dark glossy green leaves. Open habit. $44.00

2056 BLURETTIA

1950 IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Blue Peter’ x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) The frilled edges of this flower are mauve purple, shading lighter towards the centre. Red stems are a feature of the attractive foliage. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.5m Large trusses of deep red purple completely cover this attractive plant. Each flower has a large deep purple blotch on the upper lobe. Leaves have a leathery texture. $44.00

2055 DOROTHY AMATEIS Late mid season. 1.8m (‘America’ x ‘Purple Splendour’) A good strong growing rhododendron. The large, wine purple flowers have a deeper purple eye. $44.00

2867 JONATHAN SHAW Late. 1.2m (‘Melanie Shaw’ x ‘Brenda Lee’) The wavy edged, vivid violet purple flowers shade to strong purplish red in the centre with prominent black flares on the upper lobes. Dense foliage and spreading habit. $44.00

1831 BOB’S BLUE Mid season. 1m (‘Ilam Violet’ x ‘Blue Diamond’) Electric blue flowers. Good trusses. Compact plant habit. Bronze-green foliage in winter. $40.00

1124 FASTUOSUM FLORE PLENO Mid season. 1.8m (catawbiense x ponticum) Hardy sun tolerant lavender purple. Double flowers make this rhododendron a little different. $44.00

1153 BUD FLANAGAN

2524 KOKARDIA

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 2524 KOKARDIA

 1722 MADAM COCHET

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Humboldt’ x ‘Direcktor E Hjelm’) The large trusses are a deep mauve pink shade with a distinctive dark wine blaze on the upper lobe of the florets, a showy flower. Tough leathery foliage with striking red leaf petioles. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (Unknown) This is a different shaded purple, being a more mauve-purple rather than a black purple. The florets have a striking white centre. Lightish green foliage. $44.00

1443 OCEANLAKE Early mid season. .5m (‘Blue Diamond’ x ‘Sapphire’) Deep violet blue flowers make a charming display on this small leaved hybrid. Sun – tolerant. $40.00

2478 MARCEL MENARD Late. 1.5m (Unknown) Deep purple-violet flowers, with bronzygreen blaze on upper lobe. $44.00

1104 LAVENDER GIRL

1386 OLD PORT

Late mid season. 1.5m (fortunei x ‘Lady Grey Egerton’) A good looking plant having glossy foliage. The compact flowers are lavender in the bud opening a soft pinklavender, with a small gold flare. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (Probably a ponticum hybrid) Unusual port wine colouring. Quite different to all other purples. Attractive foliage and very compact growth habit. $44.00

2140 MIDNIGHT Mid season. 1.5m (‘Cup Day’ x ‘Purple Splendour’) Flowers of soft red purple with heavy, dark spotting on upper lobe and centre of floret. Dark green, glossy foliage. A striking plant. $44.00

1849 OLIN O. DOBBS

2091 LEE’S DARK PURPLE

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Mars’ x ‘Purple Splendour’) Waxy, very deep reddish-purple flowers with brown spotting. Excellent domeshaped trusses. Upright plant, leaves held for three years. $44.00

Late. 1.2m (catawbiense x unknown) Good strong growth habit, with dark wavy foliage. The royal purple flowers form a compact truss. $44.00

2371 MRS J P LADE Late. 1.5m (Unknown) Mauve flowers, with a darker centre, compact-growing. Free flowering. A good hardy variety. $44.00

1722 MADAM COCHET

1735 P.J.M.

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 1735 P.J.M.

 1020 PURPLE SPLENDOUR

Early. 1.2m (carolinianum x dauricum) This hybrid is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat and sun. It has attractive mahogany coloured, aromatic foliage, in the winter and spring, setting off the small bright lavender pink flowers beautifully. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.2m (ponticum hybrid) Probably still the darkest purple available, the black blotch on it making it look darker. Requires a well drained situation. $44.00

1248 ST TUDY Early mid season. 1m (augustinii x impeditum) An upright growth habit, floriferous. Clusters of little lobelia blue flowers cover the plant in spring. Foliage turns to a bronze colour in the winter. $44.00

2696 PATRICIA CROWLEY Early. 1.5m (Unknown) Large, soft lavender flowers with darker purple spotting. $44.00

2125 RAMAPO Early mid season. .5m (fastigiatum x carolinianum) Tolerates both sun and partial shade - very hardy. The very small attractive aromatic foliage changes colour through the year, deep metallic in winter, to dusky grey blue new growth. It flowers prolifically, a lively bluish-violet colour. $40.00

2913 PURPLE HEART Violet purple flowers with a green blotch. $44.00

2765 REGISTERED NURSE Mid season. 1.5m (‘Viennese Waltz’ x ‘Olin O. Dobbs’) Named to commemorate 100 years of nursing in NZ. Striking large trusses of mauve with a deep wine purple throat. Dark green foliage. Reliable and hardy. $44.00

2889 PURPLE PASSION Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Purple Splendour’ x) Deep, rich, purple flowers and dark green foliage. Dense, compact plant habit. $44.00

2874 SAPPORO

1020 PURPLE SPLENDOUR Description next column...

Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Hachmann’s Diadem’ x ‘Hyperion’) The flowers are pale purple fading to white with a prominent blotch of deep purplish red. $44.00

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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS CREAMS & WHITES 2293 APPLE BRANDY

 1873 COUNTY OF YORK

Mid season. 1.2m (No image available) (yakushimanum x Unknown Hyb) Cream flowers with a pink edge. Free flowering. Compact plant with good foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (‘Catawbiense Album’ x ‘Loderi King George’) This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. A robust, heat and cold tolerant rhododendron. The leaves are long and convex shaped. The upright, large trusses are white with an olive flare in the throat. $44.00

2958 CATHERINE TROTT Mid season. 1.5m Tight trusses of white flowers with a pink flush through it. Compact, excellent foliage. $44.00

1909 BELLE HELLER Mid season. 1.8m (‘Catawbiense Album’ x white catawbiense Seedling) This hardy variety has large pure white flowers with a striking gold blotch, set in a large truss. Paler green foliage. $44.00

1904 CREAM PIE

2772 CINNAMON BEAR Mid season. 1m (bureavii x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) Pink flower buds opening to white flowers with a flush of pink. Excellent, narrow foliage with dense, cinnamon indumentum and white fuzzy new growth. $44.00

1142 BODDAERTIANUM Early. 1.8m (campanulatum x arboreum) Pink in bud, opens into white flowers with wine spotting in the throat. Very hardy. Flowers well in both sun and shade. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (chlorops x ‘King of Shrubs’) The very attractive creamy-lemon flowers have a deeper yellow eye. Neat shaped plant. Densely foliaged. $44.00

2875 CREAM SUPREME

1856 COCONUT ICE Early mid season. 1m (yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x aberconwayi) Camellia rose buds. White flowers with rose edges and red dorsal spots. Good tight trusses. Compact dark green foliaged shrub. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Colonel Coen’ x unknown) Apricot buds open to cream flowers with some pink flares on the outer lobes. Bright green gold speckling on the upper lobe. Very delicate in appearance but actually quite robust. $44.00

Exclusive 2694 CARLA VAN ZON Late. 1.5m (crassum Sdlg) Soft pink in bud turning to white with a yellow eye. Trumpet shaped flowers. Strongly perfumed. Glossy attractive foliage. $44.00

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2231 CUNNINGHAM’S WHITE

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Late mid season. 1.2m Attractive compact plant with small white flowers enhanced by a greenish yellow blotch. Buds are flushed pink. Hardy. $44.00

 1777 ERIC’S SURPRISE Mid season. 1.5m Soft cream flowers with a contrasting soft yellow blaze, spotted tan. Good shaped truss and attractive foliage. $44.00

Exclusive 1370 DANELLA Mid season. 1.5m (lindleyi x nuttallii) Raised at Cross Hills. This upright growing rhododendron has deeply veined, dark green foliage. The lily-like white flowers have a large gold blaze in the throat. Their perfume is an added bonus. Does need protection from frosts. $44.00

1807 FLORAL FETE

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Mid season. 1.5m (nuttallii x lindleyi) These delightfully fragrant, frilled flowers are pure white with yellow in the throat of each flower. Floriferous. Protect from frosts. $44.00

1670 ERIC’S TRIUMPH Mid season. 1.8m (dalhousiae x nuttallii x lindleyi) Raised at Cross Hills. Green in bud turning into creamy-white trumpet flowers with a gold eye. Light perfume. Tall upright growth habit. Requires frost protection. $44.00

1479 FORTUNE Early mid season. 1.8m The buds are a soft apricot, opening to a very large rich cream truss. Large magenta blotch in throat. Very large, attractive foliage having a light coat of tan indumentum. $44.00

1298 DORA AMATEIS Early. .75m (carolinianum x ciliatum) The attractive dark green foliage is highlighted with bronze tones and prettiest when grown in full sun. White flowers cover this plant and are a real picture in the spring. $40.00

2474 FIFE Mid season. 1.2m Small, creamy yellow star shaped flowers. $44.00

2698 GANDY DANCER Mid season. 1.8m Large cream to soft lemon trusses with current red eye. Glossy olive green leaves. $44.00

1296 ELSAE Very early. 1.8m A large leaved variety that has very big cream trusses, with a crimson blotch in the base of the florets. Lovely big leaves complement the flowers. Grows into a big tree. $44.00

1123 GOMER WATERER

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2870 FLORAL BOUQUET No information available. $44.00

Late. 1.5m (catawbiense hybrid) A hardy, sun tolerant white variety with a gold blotch. Soft mauve pink in the bud. Good dark green foliage. $44.00

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1795 INA HAIR

1482 GRUMPY

Early. 2m (macabeanum x unknown) The large upright trusses are apricot pink, fading to cream. Large leaved plant. $44.00

Mid season. .5m (yakushimanum x unknown) A typically compact yakushimanum hybrid, having dark green leaves and deep cream flowers, tinged salmon pink. $40.00

2729 HOLMESLEE PEARL Late mid season. 2m (‘Van Nes Sensation’ x unknown) Magnificent conical truss of white flushed pink on a vigorous bush. $44.00

2877 JOY BELLS

1449 GWAVA’S SPECIAL

Early mid season. 1.8m (macabeanum x ‘Fortune’) Cream flowers suffused chartreuse with faint small crimson blotch in throat and cream stamens. Attractive leaves, compact sturdy growth eventually growing into large bush. $44.00

Midseason. 1.8m (nuttallii x lindleyi x megacalyx) The long tubular white flowers have a small gold blotch in the eye. Lovely perfume & very attractive textured foliage. $44.00

1920 ICE CUBE Late mid season. 1.5m (catawbiense var. album x ‘Belle Heller’) The lavender pink buds open to white, flushed lavender flowers that have a small gold blaze in the throat. Conical truss, dense foliage. $44.00

1118 KOTUKU

1420 HELENE SCHIFFNER

Late. 1.8m (previously maddenii ‘virginale’) The soft pink buds, open into clear white florets with a gold eye. Lovely perfume and attractive shiny foliage. $44.00

Early. 1.2m (arboreum hybrid?) This is probably one of the purest white varieties and has a smallish compact truss. Ideal for floral work. Reasonably open growth habit. $44.00

1675 HOLMESLEE OPAL Late mid season. 1.5m (No image available) (‘Waxeye’ x ‘Van Nes Sensation’) White, slightly perfumed flowers with a tinge of green. Compact upright plant. $44.00

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1276 ILAM CREAM Early mid season. 1.8m (Loderi x unknown) A variety that grows into a large tree-like shrub. The huge deep cream florets have a delicate band of rose pink around the edge of them. The sweet scent and sheer size of the flower makes it a favourite. Prefers some over-head shade. $44.00

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 2843 LARAMIE

 1463 MI AMOR

Early. 1.5m Big cream buds open to big creamywhite flowers with a burgundy eye. Likes shade. Compact, tidy plant habit, bushy and even all around. The flower is like a bridal bouquet in each flower cluster, it could be picked and held as a bouquet easily. $44.00

Mid season. 1.8m (lindleyi x nuttallii) Huge, magnificently perfumed lily-like flowers, up to 15cms wide, white in colour, with a yellow throat, set in trusses of about five flowers each. Large textured leaves, are dark green on top and grey-green underneath. Tall, upright habit. Protect from frosts. $44.00

1262 MRS JOHN MILLAIS Late mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) (Otherwise known as Mrs J G Millais). The white flowers have a mauve tint on opening and a huge gold blotch on each floret, giving an orchid flower appearance. Quite different. $44.00

1581 LITTLE WHITE DOVE Mid season. .75m (fortunei x yakushimanum) Suitable for container. This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. The small, compact trusses are composed of about 12 white florets. The growth habit is equally compact - the leaves are an attractive glossy green. Slow growing. $40.00

2499 MORNING CLOUD Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Springbok’) Large, rounded, 16-flowered trusses of white, lavender-tinged flowers. Growth habit is low-rounded, compact. Foliage has buff indumentum on reverse of leaf. A smaller growing variety ideal for borders. $44.00

1016 MT EVEREST Early mid season. 1.8m (campanulatum x griffithianum) White florets with maroon spotting form a large compact truss. Good strong growth habit. $44.00

1722 MADAME CARVALHO Late mid season. 1.5m (No image available) (catawbiense, white form x unknown) White flowers with maroon spotting in the throat and brown anthers. Textured foliage makes this plant a little different. Attractive tan indumentum under the foliage. $44.00

2500 MORNING MAGIC Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x ‘Springbok’) Large pale pink blooms fading to white. Compact, bushy habit. Dense, dark green foliage. $44.00

2762 NEAT O Early mid season. 1m (campanulatum x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) Rose pink buds open to white flowers which form a neat ball-shaped truss. A tight rounded plant with dark green foliage and tan indumentum. $44.00

1643 MERLEY CREAM Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Large trusses of greenish white flowers tinged pink. Dense upright growth habit. $44.00

1263 MRS GEORGE HUTHNANCE

1463 MI AMOR Description next column...

Very early. 1.8m ([decorum x ‘Cornubia’] x macabeanum) (Formally known as Mrs Ray Kidd.) Peach in bud, opening into large cream florets with a distinctive red blaze in the throat. Very large leaves on a large well shaped bush. Lovely early flowerer. $44.00

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 2162 PHYLLIS KORN Mid season. 1.8m (‘Diane’ x ‘Gomer Waterer’) Large deeper cream florets opening to soft cream trusses. Glossy olive green leaves. Strong growing upright plant. $44.00

2774 SENATOR HENRY JACKSON Mid season. 1m (‘Siouxon’ x ‘Mrs Horace Fogg’) Perfect trusses of pure white. Profuse bloomer. Compact habit with deep green, indumented foliage. $44.00

2780 STARBRIGHT CHAMPAGNE Early mid season. 1.2m ([‘Yaku Sunrise’ x ‘Hansel’] x ‘Lem’s Cameo) Long, pointed petals create a star shaped flower, champagne in colour with a dark purple throat. Great foliage on a dense, rounded plant. $44.00

1567 PRINCESS ALICE Early mid season. 1.2m (ciliatum x edgeworthii) This rhododendron has attractive, textured foliage and white trumpetshaped flowers with pink markings, and a small yellow eye. Sweetly fragrant. Protect from frosts. $44.00

2513 SNOW KIST Mid season. 1m (yakushimanum x) Cerise pink buds open to pure white. Dark green foliage with silver tomentum on new growth. Low growing, rounded plant habit. $44.00

1748 STEADS BEST Mid season. 1.8m (nuttallii x lindleyi) Large white trumpet shaped flowers that have a gold eye in the throat. Fragrant. Requires some shelter from frosts. Tall, narrow growth habit. $44.00

1062 SAPPHO Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) The growth habit of this plant may be a little open but it is a hardy plant. The white flowers have a conspicuous purplish-black blotch. $44.00

2726 SOLWAY COLLEGE Mid season. 1.2m (‘Crest’ x griffithianum) Flowers opening soft lavender, with light maroon speckling, fading to white. Attractive glossy dark green leaves. $44.00

2894 TIANA Late mid season. 1.2m (‘Sappho’ x yakushimanum Exbury form) Pale pink buds open to a white flower. A bright maroon blotch flares from the throat. $44.00

2542 SCHNEEWOLKE Mid season. 1m (‘Mrs J G Millais’ x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) The soft pink buds of this hardy variety open into beautiful white trusses. Broad growth habit, with moss green leaves. $44.00

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2730 SOUTHERN ALPS Mid season. 1.8m (Unknown) Free flowering upright growing plant with trusses of purest white. $44.00

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 1751 TUPARE Mid season. 1.8m (sino-nuttallii x lindleyi) Tubular campanulate flowers, rich creamy pink in bud opening white, with yellow basal blotch. Perfumed. Protect from frosts. Peeling mahogany bark. $44.00

1521 TYERMANNII

1240 WHITE PEARL

2769 YAK PREYII

Mid season. 1.8m (griffithianum x maximum) Probably one of the fastest growing and hardiest rhododendrons available. The foliage is dark green and the flowers are pale pink in the bud and fade to white on opening. Densely foliaged. Great hedging plant. $44.00

Early mid season. 1m. Pink buds open to white flowers with a pale pink blush to the outer petal. A compact plant with amazing foliage having silvery indumentum under the leaves and striking white tomentum on the top of the new foliage. $44.00

Late. 1.2m (formosum x nuttallii) This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. White trumpet shaped florets with a yellow throat. Slightly perfumed. Open growth habit, the main stem having rich brownish bark. $44.00

1847 WHITE WAVES Early mid season. 1.8m (nuttallii x ‘Lindal’) Huge white trumpets open from pink flushed buds. Perfumed. Protect from frosts. $44.00

1015 UNIQUE Early. 1.2m (campylocarpum x) Flowers are pink in bud, opening deep cream tinged peach. A compact and rounded plant that flowers prolifically. A very reliable and popular cream. $44.00

2864 WINNIE HAYES Mid season. 1.2m ([‘Azor’ x ‘Francis Hanger’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Creamy yellow, flushed pink wavy edged florets in rounded truss. Good foliage. $44.00

2907 YAC PAC WALPORT 1461 WHITE GOLD Mid season. 1.5m (‘Mrs J G Millais’ x ‘Cheyenne’) The pure white florets have a striking, large gold blotch on the upper lobe. It starts as a burning orange deep in the throat, then widens and lightens into rays of golden yellow. Paler green foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (No image available) Pure white round truss. Very compact grower with heavy cinnamon indumentum on the new growth. $44.00

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RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS LEMONS & YELLOWS  1860 DOUBLE EAGLE Early mid season. 1.5m The round trusses of butter yellow have a striking maroon- red flare in the throat. Good dark green foliage. $44.00

2833 BEVERLEY TASKER

2003 GOLDEN TORCH

Mid season. 1.2m ([‘Dido’ x Jalisco’] x ‘Yellow Creek’) The frilled and crinkly lemon-yellow flowers are green in the base of the throat. Attractive bush, mid-green slightly glossy leaves. Free flowering. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (‘Bambi’ x ‘Unnamed hybrid’) The peach buds of this pretty rhododendron open into warm golden flowers, blushed peach. A dense little plant. $44.00

2709 FLORAL SUN Early midseason. 1.5m (sino-nuttalli x ‘R W Rye’) Fragrant trumpets of soft gold. Floriferous and compact plant habit with mid green textured leaves and peeling bark. Prefers dappled shade. $44.00

2181 BONNIE DOONE

1172 HOLY MOSES

Mid season. 1.2m (Pos ‘Gold Mohur’ x ‘Ilam Apricot’) This variety tolerates both colder and warmer climates. Golden yellow flowers with a wavy edge. Attractive deep green foliage. Very compact growth habit. $44.00

Late mid season. 1.2m (smirnowii x ‘King of Shrubs’) or (Reverse Cross) An exceptional orange and yellow bicolour, which has attractive foliage and good plant formation. $44.00

2089 GEORGE’S DELIGHT Mid season. 1.5m (New Yellow 6002 x ‘Crest’) The flowers have a dark pink border giving way to a soft yellow, blending into darker yellow throat. Attractive foliage. $44.00

2773 HONEY BUTTER

1442 CHRYSOMANICUM

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Nancy Evans’ x [‘China’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’]) An attractive bicolour of soft gold flowers edged in coral pink. Compact growth habit - good foliage. $44.00

Very early. 1m (chrysodoron x burmanicum) A bright, early flowering yellow that has a compact truss. Prolific flowerer. Protect from frosts. $40.00

2775 GOLDEN GENIE Mid season. 1.2m (‘Lem’s Cameo’ x ‘Crest’) Large soft yellow trusses. Blooms heavily from a young age. Dense, glossy green foliage. New growth has mahogany tones. Mounding plant habit. $44.00

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 1979 JEANNE CHURCH

 1971 LEMON MIST

 2850 MINDY’S LOVE

Early. 1.5m (macabeanum x ‘Unique’) Primrose yellow flowers with a pink flush and three red flares inside the base. Attractive foliage. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.2m (xanthostephanum x leucaspis) This prolific flowering, compact plant has bright green-yellow flowers and cinnamon green narrow leaves. Dense growth habit. $40.00

Early mid season. 1.5m (‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Lionel’s Triumph’) A pale greenish-yellow flower with a pale-orange throat and upper lobe. Dome shaped truss, up to 21 flowers. $44.00

2137 KAREN TRIPLETT Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Seattle Gold’ x unnamed late-flowering yellow) Very elegant, satin yellow flowers held in a rounded truss. Attractive green foliage. $44.00

1281 LEMON LODGE Mid season. 1.2m (Prelude Sdlg) Soft yellow in bud, opens cream with a lemon centre. Good shaped truss. Considered to be one of the best lemons. $44.00

1215 MOONSTONE Mid season. 1.5m (‘Angelo’ x wardii) Lemon flowers with yellow centre. Dome shaped trusses held high on olive green foliage. $44.00

Early mid season. .75m (campylocarpum x williamsianum) Orange rose buds open into pale, creamy yellow bell-shaped flowers, lightly tinged pink. A small compact growing plant that has a profusion of flowers. $40.00

2849 MEADOW LEMON

2211 NANCY EVANS

2848 MARY DRENNEN

Early. 1.2m (‘Percy Wiseman’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) Red buds opening to yellow in full truss of flowers. Compact bushy growth, dark foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Hotei’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) The orange red buds open into golden yellow flowers that have amber markings. The large calyx gives an almost hose-inhose effect. Attractive foliage derived from its Lem’s Cameo parentage. $44.00

1715 MICHAEL’S PRIDE Late. 1.5m (‘Mrs Lammot Copeland’ x ‘Mary Drennen’) Clear lemon flowers. Neat plant habit. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (burmanicum x dalhousiae) The fragrant, tubular-lily shaped flowers are a deep creamy-yellow, opening from lime green buds. The new foliage is an attractive bronze colour. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.2m Gleaming gold flowers form a magnigicent truss. Vivid red spotting fades with age. Light green, glossy foliage. $44.00

1971 LEMON MIST

2850 MINDY’S LOVE

2486 PATTY BEE

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2951 PAPAYA PUNCH

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 2486 PATTY BEE Early mid season. .5m (‘Yaku Fairy’ x fletcherianum) The truss of this hardy little dwarf is composed of six small, clear yellow wavy flowers. Will stand full sun. Very dense growth. $40.00

2927 TWEETY BIRD Mid season. 1.5m (Unknown) Very good strong yellow flower, bright maroon-red throat with spotting and ruffled edges. Trusses of up to 22. $44.00

1214 SAFFRON QUEEN Early mid season. 1m (xanthostephanum x burmanicum) Smallish bright yellow, trumpet shaped flowers. Prolific flowerer quite early in the spring. $44.00

2577 YELLOW PETTICOATS Mid season. 1m (‘Hotei’ x [‘Pink Petticoats’ x wardii]) This aptly named deep yellow rhododendron has frilly flowers. Plant habit is quite compact. Likes a well drained, cool site. $44.00

2914 VICKI HARRIS Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Clear yellow flowers. $44.00

2645 YELLOW BUTTERFLIES 2548 SPICED HONEY Early mid season. 1.5m (macabeanum x ‘Unique’) Apricot pink buds, paling to barium yellow, flushed pink flowers with a deep maroon blotch. Bold felted foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Hotei’ x ‘Edwin O Weber’) Soft lemon flowers, with extensive red pepper flares on the upper lobes of the flowers. Enlarged calyx. Paler green leaves on densely foliaged bush. $44.00

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS ORANGES & APRICOTS

1061 AUTUMN GOLD

2895 BUNA

1769 BUTTERMINT

Late mid season. 1.5m (fortunei ssp. discolor x ‘Fabia’) This heat tolerant rhododendron has interesting, slightly twisted, medium green foliage and beautiful salmon orange trusses. A deep orange eye glows at the centre of the flower. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (‘Yaku Sunrise’) x (‘Lem’s Cameo’) Peachy cream buds open to well formed, star-like, creamy yellow flowers. Very floriferous. Compact, dense mounding habit and deep green foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1m (‘Unique’ x [‘Fabia’ x dichroanthum subsp. apodectum]) Orange buds open into yellow flowers with red dorsal spotting and blended red markings on the outside of the flowers. Very compact growth habit. $40.00

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 2571 SEAVIEW SUNSET Mid season. 1m (‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Canadian Sunset’) Vivid reddish orange in bud, flowers open light yellow with a broad band of reddish orange and mature pure yellow. Slightly glossy dark green foliage. Compact habit. $44.00

Ginger Rogers Foliage. No flower photo available.

2836 GINGER ROGERS Mid season. 1.5m (‘Coker’s Pink’ x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) The flowers are apricot and lemon with a deep burgundy, almost black throat blotch. Deep bronze new foliage. Heavy bloomer. $44.00

2710 LEM’S TANGERINE Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Margaret Dunn’ x [‘Anna’ x ‘King of Shrubs’]) Perfect truss of orange red, but nearer to orange than red. Light green foliage and bronze new growth. $44.00

2552 SEPTEMBER SONG

2667 GOLDEN PHEASANT

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Dido’ x ‘Fawn’) Rich pinkish-orange flowers, one of the deeper, in this toning. Compact plant wider than tall. Free flowering. Nice foliage. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) (‘Day Dream’ x ‘Margaret Dunn’) Vibrant bright flowers, orange centre, hot pink-brilliant crimson outer. Compact bush habit. $44.00

2756 PETTICOAT LANE Mid season. 1m (‘Butter Brickle’ x ‘Noyo Chief’) Full rounded trusses, open cream & bright peach quickly maturing to soft shades of peach, pink, apricot and lemon with red spotted petals. Compact rounded habit, dark green heavily ribbed foliage with red stems. $44.00

1402 TENSING

2070 JOHN’S MEMORY

Late mid season. 1.5m (‘Fabia’ x ‘Romany Chai’) The large trusses are a clear coral-salmon colouring. Good foliage and plant habit. $44.00

Mid season. 1.2m (‘Nancy Evans’ x [‘Lem’s Cameo’ x ‘Colonel Coen’]) Reddish pink buds opening peachypink shading lighter with a small reddish flare. Compact rounded truss. $44.00

Exclusive 2131 RACHAEL Mid season. 1.2m (chlorops x ‘King of Shrubs’) Raised at Cross Hills. Perimeter of the florets is soft orange shading to a soft yellow centre - very pretty tonings. Attractive foliage also. $44.00

2863 UNIQUE MARMALADE Mid season. 1.2m (‘Orange Marmalade’ x ‘Unique’) Bright red buds open to rosy pink flowers with an orange throat. Wavy edged with delicate spotting. Lower growing, compact plant. $44.00

2872 KIWI MUM Early mid season. 1.2m (‘Kiwi Magic’ x ‘Nancy Evans’) Apricot flowers tinged with salmonyellow. Tight, bushy plant. $44.00

2571 SEAVIEW SUNSET Description next column...

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2902 WIND RIVER Mid season. (‘Mindy’s Love’ x) Bright pink buds opening to a bi-colour with salmon pink edges and a yellow throat. Big flowers. $44.00

2745 yakushimanum x FRED WYNNIATT Mid season. 1.2m Soft pink in bud opening into soft peachy apricot toned flowers. $44.00

RHODODENDRON SPECIES Few realise that the genus rhododendron includes nearly 1000 species (as found in the wild) and many thousands of hybrids (crosses between either two species or subsequent crossings). Cross Hills rhododendrons are grown in open field conditions at an altitude of 1800ft (600metres). Growing in an ideal loam soil our plants develop an excellent root system. Cross Hills plants are well known for their good shifting qualities having been hardened by snow and frosts. (See the photos of our magnificent winters on our website!) These ideal conditions are very similar to those of the Himalayas where many rhododendron species first originated. As a generalisation, species have more interesting foliage than hybrids. Species on the whole, flower earlier in the spring. Mention is frequently made of indumentum and tomentum when describing the foliage. Indumentum is a covering of small hairs on the leaves, usually on the underside. This forms a fur, skin or felt-like layer which can be deep brown, silvery, fawn or white. Tomentum refers to a similar coating on the upper surface of the leaves.  1332 arboreum ‘MT VICTORIA’ Very early. 1.2m Small compact truss of the brightest blood red. Attractive silver backed foliage. One of the earliest flowering rhododendrons. $44.00

1108 arboreum ‘KERMESINUM’

1330 augustinii ‘GLEN FALLOCK’

Very early. 1.8m This large, tree-like species, has dark shiny green foliage and attractive compact, dark blood red flowers. Flowers over a long period. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m Small lavender blue flowers on an upright growing plant. Requires good free draining soil. $44.00

1692 augustinii ‘BARTO BLUE’

1332 arboreum ‘MT VICTORIA’ Description next column...

Mid season. 1.2m This form of augustinii has a more compact growth habit than some of the others. The flowers are possibly a deeper blue too and are found in clusters at the end of the branches. Small leaves, foliage turns bronze in the winter. $44.00

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1621 falconeri Description next column...

 1621 falconeri

 1473 maddenii

 1815 sidereum

Early mid season. 1.8m The large leaves are heavily textured on the top and have a rusty-brown indumentum on the underside. The large compact trusses are cream with a deep wine eye. A big growing tree. $44.00

Late. 1.8m The funnel-shaped fragrant trusses, are white blushed pink. This big growing variety has unusual leathery foliage. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.8m The foliage of this species has attractive silvery indumentum under it. The creamy yellow flowers form a large truss. $44.00

1159 johnstoneanum ‘KEN BURNS’ Early mid season. 1.2m Flowers are deep champagne in bud, lighter champagne on opening, with a deep gold blotch. Slightly perfumed. $44.00

1974 maddenii ‘MUNCASTER CASTLE’ Late. 1.8m The large white perfumed flowers have a gold eye. This plant has dark green, shiny foliage. $44.00

1238 yakushimanum Mid season. .5m This is a plant for every garden. It is hardy, slow growing, very compact and has excellent foliage with unique indumentum. It has a thick layer of fawn felting and the new foliage has a white layer of tomentum on it - an interesting feature of this very different species. Give this plant pride of place for each year its impact is quite impressive. The flowers open pink becoming white and smother the whole bush. $44.00

1509 nuttallii Mid season. 1.5m Perfumed, white trumpet-shaped flowers on a tall upright plant. Frost tender. $44.00

Early mid season. 1.8m Very large cream funnel-shaped flowers with a gold eye. Perfumed. Heavily textured foliage. Must have protection from frosts. $44.00

1724 macabeanum

1728 nuttallii stellata

1507 lindleyi (R.H.S.)

Early. 1.8m The very large flowers on this plant are a creamy yellow colour with a wine blotch in the base of the throat. The foliage is proportionally large, eventually grows into a very big tree! $44.00

Early mid season. 1.8m The beautiful flowers are tubular-bellshaped. They are fragrant and a creamy white, flushed yellow and tinged pink. Large heavily textured foliage, peeling bark. Protect from frosts. $44.00

1473 maddenii

1815 sidereum

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CROSS HILLS STANDARD RHODODENDRONS Standards can either be planted as a focal point in tubs, on a patio, near a front door, or just as effectively as a feature planting in your garden. Either way they are a landscaper’s delight and something rather unique for your garden. Striking as young plants, these designer trees are even more impressive as they mature. They are a fantastic investment. 2021 STANDARD VARIETIES 2197 2192 2725 2195 2933 2934 2825 2184 2938

Black Magic Buttermint Coker’s Cream Cupcake Dad’s Indian Summer Debbie Dreamland Fantastica Goldkrone

2188 2891 2963 2921 1828 2940 2679 2942 2869

Hachmann’s Polaris Hinoki Huntington Kiwi Mum Lem’s Cameo Lem’s Cameo x Yak Little White Dove Morning Magic Neat O

2796 2928 1821 2943 2944 2656 2983 2945 2823

Percy Wiseman arboreum Mt. Victoria yakushimanum Snow Kist Starbright Champagne Unique Willetts Wind River Yak Preyii

 2725 STANDARD COKER’S CREAM

2934 STANDARD DEBBIE

Mid season. (Unknown) Small compact cream truss. Compact growth habit with paler green foliage.

Mid season. (No image available) Blood red flowers. Dwarf compact plant. Fantastic foliage.

2197 STANDARD BLACK MAGIC Late mid season. (‘Jean Marie de Montague’ x ‘Leo’) Dark black red flowers, matt forest green foliage. Floriferous.

2825 STANDARD DREAMLAND 2195 STANDARD CUPCAKE Late mid season. (yakushimanum x ‘Medusa’) The flowers are a bright coral pink shading through to pale creamy apricot. Dense, dark green leaves on a compact plant. Very floriferous.

Mid season. (yakushimanum hybrid) Dark red-pink buds open to pale pink flowers. Attractive dense foliage.

2192 STANDARD BUTTERMINT Mid season. (‘Unique’ x [‘Fabia’ x dichroanthum subsp. apodectum]) Orange buds open into yellow flowers with red dorsal spotting and blended red markings on the outside of the flowers. Very compact growth habit.

2933 STANDARD DAD’S INDIAN SUMMER

2725 STANDARD COKER’S CREAM Description next column...

Early mid season. (‘Pink Petticoats’ x ‘Ring of Fire’) Full trusses of warm salmon pink flowers with reddish edges and creamy yellow centres. A strong plant with an excellent growth habit.

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2184 STANDARD FANTASTICA Mid season. (‘Mars’ x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) Flowers of neyron rose, shading to white in the throat. Attractive dark green foliage, with woolly indumentum beneath. A lovely plant for both flower and foliage-lives up to its name! Tolerates both hot & cold conditions.

2938 STANDARD GOLDKRONE Mid season. ([wardii x ‘Alice Street’] x ‘Hachmann’s Marina’) Golden yellow flowers that have ruby red freckles on the upper petals.

2188 STANDARD HACHMANN’S POLARIS Mid season. (yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x ‘Omega’) The frilly carmine pink edges of these flowers shade through to a cream centre. Prolific flowerer.

2891 STANDARD HINOKI Mid season. (Unknown) Pale pink flowers with apricot and yellow hues in the throat. Unusual star-shaped flowers, complemented by attractive foliage.

2963 STANDARD HUNTINGTON Mid season. The wavy edged, vivid violet purple flowers shade to strong purplish red in the centre with prominent black flares on the upper lobes. Dense foliage and spreading habit.

2921 STANDARD KIWI MUM

2972 STANDARD MORNING MAGIC

Early mid season. (‘Kiwi Magic’ x ‘Nancy Evans’) Apricot flowers tinged with salmonyellow. Tight, bushy plant.

Mid season. (yakushimanum x ‘Springbok’) Large pale pink blooms fading to white. Compact, bushy growth habit. Dense, dark green foliage.

1828 STANDARD LEM’S CAMEO Mid season. (‘Dido’ x ‘Anna’) Beautiful, delicate apricot cream and pink flowers. The edge of the florets are frilled. The new foliage is bronze and later changes to a nice shiny green. Requires excellent drainage.

2940 STANDARD LEM’S CAMEO X YAK Mid season. Blush pink buds open to creamy white flowers. A little gold spotting in the throat.

2679 STANDARD LITTLE WHITE DOVE Mid season. (fortunei x yakushimanum) The small, compact trusses are composed of about 12 white florets. The growth habit is equally compact - the leaves are an attractive glossy green. Slow growing.

2869 STANDARD NEAT O Early mid season. (campanulatum x yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’) Rose pink buds open to white flowers which form a neat ball-shaped truss. A tight rounded plant with dark green foliage and tan indumentum.

2796 STANDARD PERCY WISEMAN Mid season. (yakushimanum x ‘Fabia Tangerine’ Selfed) Deep pink in bud opening into soft pinkylemon, hose-in-hose flowers, fading to cream. Very pretty soft colourings. Dark green foliage.

2928 STANDARD arboreum MT VICTORIA Very early. Small compact truss of the brightest blood red. Attractive silver backed foliage. One of the earliest flowering rhododendrons.

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1821 STANDARD yakushimanum Mid season. Truly the most rewarding plant we have to work with in the gardens. This amazing plant has many attributes, hardiness, great display of colour and maintenance free. The flowers are bright pink in bud and slowly fade through to white. It has excellent foliage with unique indumentum. It has a thick layer of fawn felting and the new foliage has a white layer of tomentum on it - an interesting feature of this very different species.

2294 STANDARD STARBRIGHT CHAMPAGNE Early mid season. ([‘Yaku Sunrise’ x ‘Hansel’] x ‘Lem’s Cameo) Long, pointed petals create a star shaped flower, champagne in colour with a dark purple throat. Attractive bronze new foliage.

2656 STANDARD UNIQUE Early. (campylocarpum x) Flowers are pink in bud, opening deep cream tinged peach. A compact and rounded plant that flowers prolifically. A very reliable and popular cream.

2943 STANDARD SNOW KIST Mid season. (yakushimanum x) Cerise pink buds open to pure white flowers. Dark green foliage.

2945 STANDARD WIND RIVER Mid season. (‘Mindy’s Love’ x) Bright pink buds opening to a bi-colour with salmon pink edges and a yellow throat. Big flowers.

2823 STANDARD YAK PREYII Early mid season. Pink buds open to white flowers with a pale pink blush to the outer petal. A compact plant with amazing foliage having silvery indumentum under the leaves and striking white tomentum on the top of the new foliage.

2983 STANDARD WILLETTS Mid season. (No image available) Salmon pink flowers with a small wine blotch at the base of the throat.

DECIDUOUS AZALEAS Deciduous Azaleas make one of the greatest splashes of colour in the spring garden. All produce brilliant colours, have large trusses and as an added bonus, the Autumn foliage colours up well. They look impressive when planted in a group. Deciduous azaleas are hardy and grow best when planted in full sun.

3501 BARBECUE Mid season. 1.2m The soft salmon flowers have deeper salmon markings and a double centre. $38.00

3579 BERRYROSE

3570 BRAZIL

Mid season. 1.5m Deep crimson buds open to large rosepink flowers with a slight yellow flare. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.5m Bright orange flowers are enhanced by a lighter warm orange flare on the upper petal. Upright growth habit. $38.00

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3507 CITROEN 3576 BRILLIANCE Late mid season. 1.5m Brilliant, red-orange frilled flowers. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.2m Delicate mushroom pink flowers with a buff centre and yellow blaze. $38.00

3508 CROSS HILLS FRILLS Late mid season. 1.5m The deep golden yellow flowers are very frilled and have a deep gold blaze. Strong, healthy foliage, held over a longer period than most. $38.00

3592 COPPER FRILLS 3607 CANNON’S DOUBLE Late mid season. 1.2m The buds open into soft gold double flowers aging to a delicate peachy pink. $38.00

3505 CECILE Late mid season. 1.5m Deep pink buds open into soft coral pink flowers that have a gold blaze. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.5m Very large, frilled, rounded coppery red trusses. $38.00

3652 CROSS HILLS EARLY YELLOW

Exclusive

Mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Bright golden yellow flowers. $38.00

Exclusive 3509 CROSS HILLS FIESTA Early mid season. 1.5m Rustic orange flowers with a gold blaze. $38.00

Exclusive 3651 CROSS HILLS SUNSET Late mid season. 1.5m Glowing orange red flowers, good compact truss. $38.00

Exclusive 3649 CROSS HILLS TANGO Late mid season. 1.5m Salmon orange flowers with a distinctive gold blaze. Strong grower. $38.00

Exclusive 3506 CHELSEA REACH Mid season. 1.2m The small, double, creamy white flowers are flushed pale pink. $38.00

3654 CROSS HILLS FLAMENCO Late mid season. 1.5m Tangerine in bud, apricot flowers shading through to gold in the centre of the floret. $38.00

3513 CROWN SUPREME Late mid season. 1.5m Golden yellow flowers with a deeper gold flare. $38.00

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3515 DAWNS GLORY Late mid season. 1.5m Deep coral orange flowers with a gold blaze. $38.00

3573 ESKIMO PIE Late mid season. 1.5m Large, tight rounded white truss with gold spots flaring from the throat on the upper lobe and pink markings. $38.00

3526 GLOW Late mid season. 1.2m The flowers are a deep golden yellow and the plant has a fairly compact growth habit. $38.00

3517 DELICIOUS Late mid season. 1.5m An attractive combination of gold and peach colourings feature on this azalea. $38.00

3580 DOROTHY CORSTON Mid season. 1.5m Neat compact bush with bronze autumn foliage. Brick-red blooms in profusion. $38.00

3520 DREADNOUGHT Late mid season. 1.5m The deep coral buds open to paler salmon orange flowers with a small gold blaze. $38.00

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3521 FIREBALL Mid season. 1.5m Glowing orange red flowers with a gold blaze. $38.00

3572 FLEMING PINK

3594 HOMEBUSH Mid season. 1.2m Double, small vibrant pink flowers in a tight ball truss. Very tidy shrub. $38.00

Mid season. 1.5m Pretty soft coral pink flowers with a gold flare. Attractive bronze tips to new foliage. Bushy habit. $38.00

3535 ILAM LOUIE WILLIAMS

3524 GIANT ORANGE

3537 ILAM MELFORD FLAME

Late mid season. 1.5m The deep orange flowers have a dark golden flare. Probably the deepest orange azalea available. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.5m The unusual vivid reddish orange flowers have a frilled edge and a deep goldish orange flare. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.2m Soft pink and white flowers with a gold blaze. $38.00

3539 ILAM MELFORD LEMON Late mid season. 1.5m The large flowers are a glowing saffron yellow and have an apricot blaze. $38.00

3534 LOBSTER POT

3545 PAINTED LADY

Late mid season. 1.5m The soft gold and pale coral pink flowers blend to a delicate salmon-apricot toning. $38.00

Mid season. 1.5m The soft salmon flowers have a deeper pink edging with a lemon eye. Delicate toning. $38.00

3593 MIDAS TOUCH

3658 PEACHY PERFECT

3540 ILAM MELFORD YELLOW Late mid season. 1.5m Frilled, clear rich yellow flowers have a deeper yellow blaze. $44.00

Mid season. 1.5m Large golden yellow flowers in a large ball shaped truss. $38.00

Mid season. 1.5m Delicate salmon peach with a light yellow flare, in rounded trusses. Neat double, hose in hose blooms. Free flowering. $38.00

3544 ILAM MING Mid season. 1.5m One of the most vivid orange azaleas, also has a gold flare. $47.00

3525 JAFFA

3588 MOUNT RAINIER Late mid season. 1.5m Beautiful, large white flowers, with a yellow blotch. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.5m (No image available) Showy brick red flowers with prominent stamens. More upright growth habit than other varieties. $47.00

3533 KRUGERRAND Late mid season. 1.5m Deep gold flowers with tangerine markings and a deeper gold blaze. $47.00

3547 PRECIOUS Late mid season. 1.5m Soft gold flowers with peach markings and a gold flare - an attractive bi-colour. $38.00

3603 occidentale ‘DELICATISSIMA’ Late. 1.2m This named species azalea has perfumed soft pink flushed deeper pink flowers with an orange yellow flare. Deep bronzy green autumn foliage. $38.00

3578 PRINCESS ROYAL Mid season. 1.5m Cream-white flowers flushed pink with a yellow blotch. $38.00

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3586 RED RAG

3562 SWORD OF STATE

Late mid season. 1.5m Bright dark blood red flowers. Large rounded truss. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.2m Soft pink flowers with a small golden flare. $38.00

3585 SHOT SILK

3563 TENDER HEART

Mid season. 1.5m Glowing orange flowers on a taller “AS Only” growing bush.

Late mid season. 1.5m These coral pink flowers have a contrasting gold blaze on the upper lobe. $38.00

3622 SUN CHARIOT Mid season. 1.5m Bright, vivid yellow flowers with an orange-yellow central blotch. $38.00

3635 WHITE ICE

3625 SWEET INSPIRATION

3621 YELLOW BALL

Late mid season. 1.5m Fragrant, light pink flowers with pale pink centre and light yellow flare on the upper lobe. $38.00

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Late mid season. 1.5m The pure white flowers have a golden flare. $38.00

Late mid season. 1.5m Yellow balls of bright golden yellow. Frilled, large tight head. $38.00

EVERGREEN AZALEAS The descriptions of our azaleas frequently refer to the term hose-in-hose. Hose-in-hose flowers have enlarged sepals which are the small leaf-like parts at the base of the flower where it joins the stem. Sometimes you hear them referred to as ‘cup and saucer’ type, with one layer of the flower sitting inside the other.  3005 BETTY ANNE VOSS Late mid season. .5m The double hose-in-hose flowers are a pretty mid pink. The buds open like a rose-bud. Vigorous growth habit and flowers freely. $18.00

3199 ALINE

3017 CRIMSON DELIGHT

Early mid season. .7m (Unknown Hybrid) Masses of large pure white double flowers. Frost tender. $18.00

Mid season. .6m (Unknown Hybrid) Double, deep crimson red flowers with darker throat markings. Attractive bronze-green autumn foliage. $18.00

3010 BRIDES BOUQUET Mid season. .7m (Kerrigan, U.S.A) The double, rose-bud like white flowers have green markings in the throat. Requires some protection from weather. $18.00

3002 ANNIVERSARY JOY Early mid season. .8m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Bright pink and white semi-double flowers. Attractive shiny foliage. $18.00

3203 DOROTHY GISH Mid season. .6m The unusual colouring is a deep pink suffused orange pink. Attractive foliage. $18.00

3013 CHINZAN

3004 BEN MORRISON Early mid season. 1.2m The large single, salmon pink flowers have darker markings and a white border. The white margins become more pronounced as the plant matures. Taller growing variety. Hardy. $18.00

Late. .5m (Satsuki, Japan) The single, vivid pink flowers have a darker blotch. Compact growth habit. Said to be popular for bonsai. Attractive deep green foliage. $18.00

3184 ELSA KARGA Early mid season. .6m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Very vibrant, semi-double deep orangered flowers. An unusual colouring. $18.00

3014 CHRISTINA

3005 BETTY ANNE VOSS Description next column...

Mid season. 1.2m (Kaempferi Hybrid Holland) This particularly hardy variety has hosein-hose, semi-double, deep pinkish red flowers. Prolific flowerer. $18.00

3026 ELSIE LEE Description next column...

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 3026 ELSIE LEE

 3033 FROSTED ORANGE

Mid season. 1m (Shammarello Hybrid U.S.A.) Semi-double, to double, frilly mauve flowers with darker markings. Attractive unusual shade. Hardy. $18.00

Late mid season. .6m (Harris Hybrid U.S.A.) This low growing densely foliaged azalea has single white flowers that have a strong, deep coral border. $18.00

3041 GOYET Early mid season. .8m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Large dark red, double, frilled flowers. Upright but compact growth habit. Warmer climate variety. $18.00

3208 FASCINATION Late mid season. .5m (Harris Hybrid U.S.A.) These large single flowers are a vivid red and have a white centre. Low compact plant. Quite different. $18.00

3035 GARDENIA SUPREME Early mid season. .6m (Pericat Hybrid) Clusters of pure white semi-double flowers. Dense, spreading growth. Protect flowers from heavy rain. Good foliage. $18.00

3042 GREAT EXPECTATIONS Late mid season. .6m (Dr August Kehr Hybrid U.S.A.) A spreading variety suitable as a ground cover, basket or container plant. The flowers are double and a vivid orange red. $18.00

3030 FIELDER’S WHITE Early. 1.2m (Southern Indica U.S.A.) The slightly fragrant, single flowers are white. Grows into quite a wide bush. $18.00

3037 GEORGIA GIANT Late mid season. 1.2m (Harris Hybrid U.S.A.) This larger growing variety has very large, star-shaped white flowers. One of the very few fragrant evergreens. $18.00

3045 GUMPO SALMON Late. .4m (Satsuki Hybrid Japan) Heavily frilled, bright salmon pink, semidouble flowers. Very free flowering. Very compact growth habit. $18.00

3031 FIERY BOY Mid season. .75m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Bright red, frilled, hose-in-hose flowers cover the entire plant. $18.00

3039 GIRARD’S CRIMSON Mid season. .75m (Girard Hybrid, U.S.A). The showy crimson red flowers have a deeper red blotch. Very free flowering. Bronze-green autumn foliage. $18.00

3046 GUMPO WHITE 3033 FROSTED ORANGE Description next column...

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Late. .4m (Satsuki Hybrid Japan) Semi-double, pure white flowers. Very dense foliage and free flowering. $18.00

3047 HAPPY DAYS Early mid season. .75m (Nuccio, U.S.A.) Double, hose-in-hose deep mauve purple flowers. Longer flowering period. Warmer climate desirable. $18.00

3048 HARDY GARDENIA Late mid season. .45m (Linwood Hybrid U.S.A.) This low growing mounded azalea has white, hose-in-hose flowers. $18.00

3061 JOSEPH HILL

3206 MAGNIFICA ALBA

Late. .3m Very low growing and spreading plant with brick red flowers. Small foliage. Another variety suited to hanging baskets or rockery. $18.00

Early mid season. 1m (Ryukyu Hybrid Japan) The single white flowers have a slight fragrance. Good strong growing bush. Can be a little frost tender. $18.00

3121 KIRIN

3066 MARDI GRAS

Early. .6m (Kurume Hybrid Japan) This very popular free flowering variety has hose-in-hose, soft rose pink flowers, on a compact bush. Flowers over a long period. $18.00

Mid season. .75m (Southern Indica Hybrid) A robust growing azalea that has deep green foliage and a rose pink and white flower. Long flowering period. $18.00

3195 HINODE GIRI Early. 1m (Kurume Hybrid Japan) Dense, heavily foliaged shrub that produces masses of tiny cerise single flowers. $18.00

3060 JOHANNA Late mid season. 1m (Kaempferi Hybrid Holland) A very prolific flowerer having showy, bright crimson red flowers. Attractive bronze winter foliage. $18.00

3064 LITTLE GIRL Mid season. .5m Frilled, hose-in-hose, light pink and white flowers. A little tender when young. $18.00

3065 LORNA Late mid season. 1m A hardy, colourful, bright mid pink variety. The flowers are like little rosebuds. Very free flowering. $18.00

3187 MRS KINT Mid season. .4m (Unknown Hybrid) A compact little plant with white margins on the single orange flowers. $18.00

3070 NANCY OF ROBIN HILL Late. .5m (Robin Hill Hybrid U.S.A.) This hose-in-hose, double flower is soft salmon pink with a small pink flare. Low growing and compact habit. $18.00

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 3087 RED FOUNTAIN

3126 NICO Early mid season. .5m (Kaempferi, Hybrid) Single deep purplish red flowers. A hardy, low growing, wider than tall variety. Beautiful bronze autumn foliage. $18.00

3127 PINK ICE

Very Late. .5m (North Tisbury Hybrid U.S.A.) As the name suggests, this azalea sends shoots upwards and they then fall down like a fountain. At the same time the other growth is very low to the ground, so the upward growing shoots can be removed and the plant used either as a ground cover or a basket plant. The flowers are a deep reddish orange and have darker red spotting. $18.00

Early mid season. .75m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Semi-double silvery white, mauve- pink flowers. Quite different, warmer climate variety. $18.00

3120 RED LIGHT Mid season. .6m (Prob. Indica Hybrid) Deep red double flowers with dark markings. $18.00

3073 PALESTRINA Mid season. 1.2m (Vuyk Hybrid Holland) Single white flowers with green flashes. Fragrant. $18.00

3084 PURITY Early mid season. .8m Double, creamy-white flowers. Attractive foliage. $18.00

3088 RED WINGS Early mid season. .8m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Another vigorous grower having showy rose red, hose-in-hose flowers. $18.00

3074 PAX Mid season. .8m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) This particular azalea benefits from pruning as a young plant. The double pure white flowers resemble rose buds. $18.00

3085 PURPLE SPLENDOR Mid season. 1.2m (Gable Hybrid U.S.A.) This hardy, free flowering, hose-in-hose azalea has light purple flowers. $18.00

3090 RIPPLES Early. .6m (Kerrigan Hybrid U.S.A.) This is a double, frilly rose-pink azalea. It flowers early in the season over a long period and is a very prolific flowerer. Attractive purple foliage tints in autumn and winter. $18.00

3117 PEACH KIRIN Early. .7m Hose-in-hose soft salmon pink flowers. Prolific flowerer. Flowers over a long period. $18.00

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3087 RED FOUNTAIN Description next column...

 3209 SANDRA KING Early mid season. .7m The double white flowers are flushed and edged orange pink. Quite different. Requires trimming to keep compact. $18.00

3135 SOUTHERN AURORA Early mid season. .5m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Double, apricot-orange flowers flushed white. Probably the closest to an orange azalea you can get. Requires a warmer climate. $18.00

3091 ROSA BELTON Mid season. .6m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Single white flowers with distinctive lavender border. Prolific flowerer. $18.00

3136 SHERWOOD RED Early. .8m (Kurume Hybrid, Japan) Single bright orange red flowers. Very free flowering. $18.00

3166 SPLENDOURS VARIEGATED

3093 ROYAL ROBE

Mid season. .6m (Unknown Hybrid) Soft pink flowers in the spring. Green and cream variegated foliage. Best in semi shade and massed groups. $18.00

Late. .5m (Greenwood Hybrid U.S.A.) A low, rounded, compact plant that has deep mauve hose-in-hose flowers. Very free flowering. $18.00

3125 SILVER ANNIVERSARY Early mid season. .8m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Frilled, semi-double, hose- in-hose light pink flowers shading to white tips. Warmer climate variety. $18.00

3128 THE TEACHER Mid season. .75m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Double rose red and white variegated flowers. Very showy. $18.00

3094 SAINT JAMES Late. 1m Brilliant red orange flowers with a white centre. Flowers late in the season. $18.00

3097 SILVER GLOW

3209 SANDRA KING Description next column...

Mid season. .5m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) The foliage on this plant is variegated, paler green leaves with a cream edging. The small double flowers are a deep red. $18.00

3200 TICO TICO Mid season. .6m (Greenwood Hybrid U.S.A.) This azalea has moderate purplish red hose-in-hose flowers. $18.00

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3169 TRISTESSE Late. .6m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) Single bright pink flowers. A good strong growing variety flowering late in season. $18.00

3106 VESPERS Early mid season. 1m (Glenn Dale Hybrid U.S.A.) Single to semi-double, white flowers with green markings. Vigorous bush. $18.00

3107 VIOLACEA MULTIFLORA Early. .6m (Belgian Indica Hybrid) A bright and unusual magenta purple, double flower. Trim to shape when young as tends to be of sprawling habit. $18.00

3124 WARDS RUBY Mid season. 1m Small, hose-in-hose, deep blood red flowers. Usually regarded as the deepest red evergreen azalea. $18.00

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3131 WHITEHOUSE Mid season. .7m (Belgian Glenn Dale Hybrid) This densely spreading variety is probably better planted in dappled shade to maintain good foliage colour. The flowers are single and white. $18.00

ADVANCED SPECIMENS Plants with a * next to their name do not have a photo and/or description within this catalogue, please email if you would like more details of any variety. CREAMS & WHITES

LEMONS & YELLOWS

MAUVES, BLUES & PURPLES

Apple Brandy * Belle Heller Boddaertianum Carla Van Zon Cinnamon Bear Coconut Ice Countess of Haddington * County of York Cream Glory Cream Supreme Cunningham’s White Eric’s Triumph Fortune Gomer Waterer Grumpy Helene Schiffner Ice Cube Ilam Cream Ina Hair Kotuku Little White Dove Logan Tasker Lucy Lou * Madame Carvalho * Merley Cream Mi Amor Morning Cloud Morning Magic Mrs George Huthnance Mrs John Millais Mt Everest Neat O Pawhuska * Phyllis Korn R.maddenii R.maddenii ‘Muncaster Castle’ R.yakushimanum Sappho Schneewolke Senator Henry Jackson Snow Kist Solway College Starbright Champagne Tiana Unique White Gold White Pearl White Waves Yak Pac Walport * Yak Preyii Yvonne Scott

Beverley Tasker Chrysomanicum Crest * Double Eagle Floral Sun Graf Lennart * Holy Moses Honey Butter Jeanne Church Karen Triplett Lemon Lodge Lemon Marmalade Lemon Mist Mary Drennen Meadow Lemon Michael’s Pride Mindy’s Love Patty Bee R.Johnstoneanum Ken Burns R.macabeanum Saffron Queen Sunspray Yellow Petticoats

Song Bird * St Tudy Susan * Van Nes Sensation *

MAUVES, BLUES & PURPLES Augfast Blue Diamond Blue River Blurettia Bud Flanagan Bumblebee Dorothy Amateis Ilam Violet Kokardia Lavender Girl Lee’s Dark Purple Marcel Menard Mrs J P Lade Oceanlake Old Port Olin O. Dobbs Patricia Crowley Purple Splendour R.augustinii ‘Barto Blue’ R.augustinii ‘Chasmanthum’ * R.augustinii ‘Gillium’ R.augustinii ‘Glen Fallock’ R.campanulatum R.ponticum ‘Silver Edge’ * Ramapo

ORANGES & APRICOTS Ambergris * Buttermint Ginger Rogers John’s Memory Kiwi Flash Lem’s Tangerine Petticoat Lane Rachael Seaview Sunset September Song Unique Marmalade Whitney’s Orange Woody Peach *

PINKS Bow Bells * Christmas Cheer Cupcake Doc Dreamland Forever Young * Hachmann’s Polaris Helen Deehr Hinoki Hoppy Janet Blair Kimberly Lem’s Cameo Lester Mckee Mary Tasker Maureen Merle Lee Morgenrot Mount Loma Prieta Nasselle Nobel Moutain * Ooh Gina Percy Wiseman Perfect Lady * Queen Souriya R.irroratum ‘Polka Dot’ * R.praestans * Ross Maude

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ADVANCED SPECIMENS - Continued Plants with a * next to their name do not have a photo and/or description within this catalogue, please email if you would like more details of any variety. PINKS

REDS

REDS

Ruth Mottley Sir Robert Peel Solidarity Sophisticated Lady Sweet Sue * Teddy Bear * Trude Webster Vandec Viennese Waltz Winsome

Black Magic Brittenhill Bugle * Catherine Fairbank Crimson Pippin David Fred Robbins Grace Seabrook Impi Jan Bee Jean Marie De Montague Kaponga Lady in Red

Mandalay Oklahoma R.arboreum ‘Mt Victoria’ R.elliottii #20303 * Robert Balch * Rubicon Ruby Hart Sammetglut Sir Edmund Hillary Tornado Vincent Van Gogh Witchery

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HELPFUL PRODUCTS FOR SALE We have a full range of the products below available at our Plant Centre which we can also send with your plant order. Tree Health Band

Moss & Lichen Killer

Burnetts Sequestron

Fantastically easy system to control sucking insects. 1 metre / $12.00 5 metre / $25.00

Super Neem Tree Oil A natural safe organic pesticide. For use with our Tree Health Bands. 125ml bottle / $12.00 250ml bottle / $20.00

Trichopel

A useful tonic for those yellowish leaved plants. (acid-loving plant food)

Use for control of moss and lichen on deciduous shrubs and trees and on hard surfaces.

250ml / $9.00

200ml / $9.00

Super Thrips Killer

Trichopel pellets contain the living beneficial fungus Trichoderma. Trichoderma acts as a mycoparasite with antagonistic properties against many wood invading and soil living, fungal pathogens, which infect plants and their roots.

Exclusive

The most costeffective product for large infestations of thrips. Use with our Tree Health Bands.

Kiwicare Lawnguard Use this product to control grass grub infestations. (Granular insecticide). 350g / $16.00

200ml / $30.00

Pot & Soil Wetter 100g / $5.00 2kg / $85.00

Exclusive

Exclusive

An absolute must for easier pot and container watering and for those gardening in dryish areas. 500ml / $18.00

ESSENTIAL FERTILISERS FOR SALE Maxi-Boost Fertiliser Exclusive Controlled release fertiliser for correcting rhododendron ill health 500g / $9.00

Long-Life Fertiliser Exclusive Controlled release fertiliser for smallgrowing azaleas and container plants 750g / $8.00

All-Purpose Fertiliser Exclusive Premium macronutrient fertiliser suitable for rhododendrons and deciduous azaleas 3kg / $9.00

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LIFETIME LABELS, TIES AND STAKES Our anodized aluminium labels have a proven long life and UV resistance in NZ conditions. For home gardens, parks, nurseries or any situation where durable, non-fade labelling is required.

4 Unique ways to utilise our Lifetime Labels We’ve previously offered embossed characters on our labels, unfortunately after 20 years of good service our Italianmade machine has kicked the bucket. It has proven very hard to find a suitable replacement embosser.

1 Label is tied to the branch with a 300mm length copper wire encased in a black UV-resistant PVC coating. The wire is simply twisted around itself, to form a large loop on the branch. Label size: 25mm wide X 114mm long.

2 The label is fixed to large trees with a 300mm copper wire encased in PVC staple which is inserted into drilled holes. Wind or birds etc. cannot remove the label once the wire has callused into the tree. The wire will not harm the tree.

We will sell our blank labels giving you the opportunity to write your own information on both sides using a durable CRC Solvent-Based Paint Marker Pen. Product Prices 1. Lifetime Label

$ .70 each

2. Lifetime Label $1.00 each + UV-Proof Wire Tie 3. Lifetime Label $1.00 each + UV-Proof Wire Staple 4. Stainless Steel Plain Stake

$1.80 each

5. Stainless Steel $2.40 each Footed Stake Stake length 650mm 6. CRC Permanent $6.00 each Paint Marker – Black

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4 All prices include GST

Neat and practical. Just slip label on to the coiled end, squeeze closed with pliers and push into soil to the required depth. Ideally suited to young or small plants, perennials etc.

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Child-proof footed stakes are set in place by pushing into soil with a spade, withdraw the spade and the high tensile steel foot will spread open to anchor the stake. Will not corrode.

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CROSS HILLS GARDENS 339 Rangiwahia Rd, RD 54 Kimbolton, Manawatu 4774 P.O. Box 20, Kimbolton 4744 Ph 0800 746 367 Or 06 328 5797 Fax 06 328 5773 Email office@crosshills.co.nz

www.crosshills.co.nz

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