Rhododendron 'Monte Cristo'
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Rhododendron 'Fairy Dancer'
Rhododendron 'Fairy Dancer'
natural macgregoriae hybrid x rubineiflorum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Fairy Dancer' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : natural macgregoriae hybrid (s) X rubineiflorum
H: M.D. Cullinane (1988), G: M.D. Cullinane (1991), N: M.D. Cullinane, REG: M.D. Cullinane (1993)
Flowers 3-5/lax truss, very widely funnel-shaped, 16x36mm, with 5 smooth-edged lobes, moderate yellowish pink (38B) in bud, opening deep yellowish pink (39B); outside also 39B; unspotted. Calyx 2mm long, green.
Leaves ovate, 20x10mm, flat, obtuse at base, acute at apex, glossy green above, with a greyish scaly indumentum.
Shrub 0.3x0.3m in 5 years of very dense habit. Repeat flowering.



Rhododendron 'Fanciful'
Rhododendron 'Fanciful'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x ((leucogigas x zoelleri) x (laetum x zoelleri))



Rhododendron 'Felicitas'
Rhododendron 'Felicitas'
'Nancy Miller Adler' x konori

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Felicitas' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Nancy Miller Adler' X konori
R: P. Schick (pre 1983), N: P. Schick Flowers 50x50mm, pure white; scented.
Compact shrub.



Rhododendron 'Festive Bells'
Rhododendron 'Festive Bells'
viriosum x unknown

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Festive Bells' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : lochiae (s) X unknown
H: G.L.S. Snell (1992), G: N. Puddey (1996), N: N Puddey (1997), I: N. Puddey & G.L.S. Snell, REG: N. Puddey (1997)
Flowers 3-6/lax truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 40x40mm, with 5 smooth-edged lobes, deep burgundy red throughout (and in bud), unspotted; stamens 10, red; style pinkish red.
Leaves broadly elliptic, 92x36-40mm, flat to decurved, acute at apex, obtuse at base, glossy green above, scaly.
Shrub 0.5x0.3m in 4 years. December-January (Australia).



Rhododendron 'Firecracker'
Rhododendron 'Firecracker'
'Scarlet Halo' x (zoelleri x christi)

H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Fireflash'
Rhododendron 'Fireflash'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Fireplum'
Rhododendron 'Fireplum'
(konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum) x zoelleri

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Fireplum' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konori var. phaeopeplum x lochiae X zoelleri
H: P. Sullivan, G: R.M. Withers (1979), I: G.L.S. Snell, REG: G.L.S. Snell (1986)
Flowers 6/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 50x60mm, tube moderate yellowish pink (38B), inside of lobes deep yellowish pink (46D); outside deep pink (50B).
Leaves elliptic, 70x40mm.
Shrub 2.0m.



Rhododendron 'First Light'
Rhododendron 'First Light'
'Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'First Light' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : identification of seed parent uncertain X jasminiflorum
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott (1985), N: Miss J. Velvin, I: Lyndale Nurseries, REG: Lyndale Nurseries (1988)
Flowers 10-16/truss, salver-shaped, 45x40mm, 5-lobed, strong purplish pink (55B),the tube and a central line down each lobe pale purplish pink (56A); stamens and stigma pink. Calyx 1mm long, green.
Leaves elliptic-ovate, 65-70x35-40mm, dark green and shiny when mature, with greyish brown scales on both surfaces when young.
Compact shrub 1.5x1.0m. Repeat-flowering.



Rhododendron 'Flamenco Dancer'
Rhododendron 'Flamenco Dancer'
aurigeranum x macgregoriae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Flamenco Dancer' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : aurigeranum (s) X macgregoriae
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott, N: G.F. Smith, I: G.F. Smith (1983), REG: G.F. Smith (1984)
Flowers 20-22/truss, 32x35mm, 5-lobed, tubular funnel-shaped, with deeply cut lobes (lobes 1/2 corolla length) giving a star-like form, brilliant yellow (15C), suffused strong orange (26B), deepening with age.
Leaves elliptic, 70-90x30-40mm, with minute brown scales.



Rhododendron 'Flamingo Bay'
Rhododendron 'Flamingo Bay'
(((aurigeranum x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer') x leucogigas) selfed) x another clone (No.1) of the same cross

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Flamingo Bay' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : (( aurigeranum x 'Doctor Herman Sleumer') x leucogigas) selfed X another clone (no. 1) of the same cross
H: A. Jensen (pre 1980), G: A. Jensen, N: L. Sorenson-Smith, I: Bovees Nursery (1996), REG: Bovees Nursery (1999)
Flowers 4-8/domed truss, elongated tubular below, broadly funnel-shaped above, 75x90mm, with 6-7 very wavy-edged lobes, inside of tube moderate reddish orange (41C) to deep yellowish pink (41D), with areas of moderate yellowish pink (33D) to moderate pink (35D), lobes light yellowish pink (38C-D) edged strong pink (48D); outside similarly coloured. Calyx minute, soft red.
Leaves elliptic, 105x50mm, flat, acute at apex, cuneate at base, semi-glossy and moderate olive green (137B) above, scaly.
Shrub 0.6x0.6m in 10 years, pendent (and best grown in a hanging basket). Variable flowering period. (First published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1996)



Rhododendron 'Flashdance'
Rhododendron 'Flashdance'
konori x 'Fireflash'

H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Flash Harry'
Rhododendron 'Flash Harry'
Parentage unknown



Rhododendron 'Foxy Lady'
Rhododendron 'Foxy Lady'
'Bold Janus' x praetervisum

H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Fragrant Pearl'
Rhododendron 'Fragrant Pearl'
'Shasta' x (konori x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer')



Rhododendron 'Frosted Candy'
Rhododendron 'Frosted Candy'
konori x (aurigeranum x ('Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas))








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