Rhododendron 'Monte Cristo'
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Vireya Hybrid Gallery: M



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Rhododendron 'Madam Pele'
Rhododendron 'Madam Pele'
hellwigii x (konori x leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret)

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Madam Pele' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron: hellwigii x (konori x leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret')
H: G.Snell, G: R.Mitchell (1999), N: R.Mitchell (2001)
Flowers: 6/flat truss; tubular funnel-shaped, 60mm long x 100mm wide, 7 wavy-edged lobes, lightly scented, deep red (53A) in bud, opening inside strong red (53B), outside strong red (53C), unmarked. Calyx 6mm long, strong red (53C). Truss 90mm high x 200mm wide.
Leaves: 140x70mm, oblong, broadly acute apex, rounded base, semi-glossy and deep yellowish-green (141B) above.
Shrub 0.9m high x 0.6m wide in 10 years. Mid-January.



Rhododendron 'Magenta'
Rhododendron 'Magenta'
viriosum x loranthiflorum

H, R & N: S. Saperstein, Australia

Rhododendron 'Magic Flute'
Rhododendron 'Magic Flute'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Maid Marion'
Rhododendron 'Maid Marion'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Mandalay'
Rhododendron 'Mandalay'
'Arthur's Choice' x 'Wattlebird'



Rhododendron 'Mandarin Delight'
Rhododendron 'Mandarin Delight'
'Java Light' x christi

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



Rhododendron 'Mandy'
Rhododendron 'Mandy'
'Jungle Beauty' x 'Strawberry Parfait'

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



Rhododendron 'Maneau Ra'
Rhododendron 'Maneau Ra'
konori x christianae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Maneau Ra' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konori (s) X christianae
R: unknown (pre 1985), N: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999), I: Bovees Nursery (1999), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 5/flat truss, long tubular funnel-shaped, 90x75mm, with 5-7 wavy-edged lobes, strong yellowish pink (43D) in bud, opening inside with strong yellowish pink (43D) lobes and a golden throat; outside with pale greenish yellow (13D) lobes, edged strong yellowish pink (43D) and with a light yellow (15D) tube. Calyx c1.5mm long, light red.
Leaves obovate, 115x70mm, obtuse at apex, rounded at base, moderate olive green (137A) above, scales inconspicuous.
Shrub 1.5x0.9m in 10 years. Flowering several times each year.



Rhododendron 'Mango Mousse'
Rhododendron 'Mango Mousse'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x 'Clare Rouse'



Rhododendron 'Margaret Cain'
Rhododendron 'Margaret Cain'
tuba x 'Simbu Sunset'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Margaret Cain' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : tuba X 'Simbu Sunset'
H: E. Lyon (1998), G: E. Lyon (2002), N: E. Lyon (2004), REG: E. Lyon (2004)
Flowers: 7-8 tubular funnel shaped flowers in flat truss, 70mm long x 60mm wide, pink and inside corolla yellowy pink
Leaves: 90mm x 55mm, oval-elliptic



Rhododendron 'Margaret of Scotland'
Rhododendron 'Margaret of Scotland'
javanicum ssp. javanicum x javanicum ssp. kinabaluense

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Margaret of Scotland' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : javanicum ssp. javanicum (s) X brookeanum ssp. brookeanum var. kinabaluense
H: M.D. Cullinane (1990), G: M.D. Cullinane (1995), N: M.D. Cullinane (1996), REG: M.D. Cullinane (1996)
Flowers 15-21/ball truss, funnel-shaped, 55x80mm, with 5-6 wavy-edged lobes, strong reddish purple (72C) in bud, opening inside strong reddish orange (31B), edged with a very fine line of vivid reddish orange (34A), throat light orange-yellow (22D) flushed strong reddish purple (72C) at edges and base; outside paler; unspotted; filaments and style light orange-yellow (22D) at base, strong purplish red (72A) at apex. Calyx 1.5-2.0mm long, pale green. Pedicels vivid reddish orange (34B).
Leaves lanceolate, 160x60mm, flat, glossy, attenuate at base, acute at apex, with fawn scales on young growth; petioles strong purplish red (72A).
Shrub 1.0x0.5m in 5 years. Repeat flowering.



Rhododendron 'Margarita'
Rhododendron 'Margarita'
'Sally' x javanicum

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



Rhododendron 'Marjory Fraser'
Rhododendron 'Marjory Fraser'
'Star Posy' x unknown

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Marjory Fraser' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :chance seedling from 'Star Posy'
H: M.D. Cullinane (1988), G: M.D. Cullinane (1992), N: M.L. Cullinane (1999), REG: M.L. Cullinane (1999)
Flowers 10-12/flat truss, funnel-shaped, 60x50mm, with 5 flat-edged lobes, buds light brown, opening brilliant yellow (21C) inside; outside light yellow (21D), the lobes with a very fine edge of moderate red (179A); anthers moderate red (179A); stigma moderate red (181A). Calyx 5mm long, green. Pedicels moderate red (179A).
Leaves elliptic, 110x45mm, flat, acute at apex, cuneate at base, glossy green above, scaly.
Shrub 1.2x1.0m in 5 years. Flowering 3-4 times a year.



Rhododendron 'Marshall Pierce Madison'
Rhododendron 'Marshall Pierce Madison'
('Triumphans' x javanicum) x leucogigas

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Marshall Pierce Madison' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Triumphans' x javanicum X leucogigas
H: P. Sullivan (1972), G: P. Sullivan (1976), N: P. Sullivan, I: P. Sullivan, REG: W.A. Moynier (1987)
Flowers 14-16/domed truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 76x89mm, with (5-)7 wavy-edged lobes, strong pink (48C); highly scented.
Leaves narrowly elliptic, 203x76mm, moderate olive green (147A) above, strong yellow-green (144A) below, with tiny, closely spaced brown scales.
Shrub 1.0x0.9m in 7 years. November-January.



Rhododendron 'Martha'
Rhododendron 'Martha'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Marudu Bay'
Rhododendron 'Marudu Bay'
(zoelleri x macgregoriae) x suaveolens

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Marudu Bay' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : zoelleri x macgregoriae X suaveolens
H: F.D. Mossman (c 1980), G: A. Jensen, N: L. Sorensen-Smith (1997), I: Bovees Nursery (1997), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 8-15/domed truss, elongated tubular funnel-shaped, 47x35mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, pink and white in bud, opening light purplish pink (55C) inside, pale purplish pink (55D) outside, tube yellowish white (155D) inside and out.
Leaves elliptic, 100x45mm, flat, broadly acute at apex, cuneate at base, glossy and moderate olive green (137B) above, with no visible indumentum.
Shrub pendant, 0.6x0.45m in 10 years. Flowering several times each year.
(First published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1997)



Rhododendron 'Mary Buchanan'
Rhododendron 'Mary Buchanan'
(herzogii x laetum) x aurigeranum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Mary Buchanan' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : herzogii x laetum X aurigeranum
H: M.D. Cullinane (1990), G: M.D. Cullinane (1993), N: M.D. Cullinane (1995), REG: M.D. Cullinane (1995)
Flowers 10-12/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 65x50mm, with 5 smooth-edged and retuse lobes, 'Granny Smith' apple green in bud, opening inside with lobes paler than pale yellow (11D),the throat pale yellow (11C); outside light yellow-green (154D) at base, mid part of corolla pale yellow (11C), lobes paler than pale yellow (11D); unspotted; stamens and style brilliant yellow (11A); stigma strong yellow-green (141D); scented. Calyx 1mm long, 'Granny Smith' apple green.
Leaves elliptic, 110x45mm, flat, cuneate at base, acute at apex, matt green above, with brown scales.
Shrub 1.0x0.6m in 4 years, flowering 3-4 times/year.



Rhododendron 'Mary-Lynn Cullinane'
Rhododendron 'Mary-Lynn Cullinane'
(herzogii x laetum) x aurigeranum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Mary-Lynn Cullinane' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : herzogii x laetum (s) X aurigeranum
H: M.D. Cullinane (1990), G: M.D. Cullinane (1994), N: M.D. Cullinane (1999), REG: M.D. Cullinane (1999)
Flowers 5-6/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped (zygomorphic), 65x50mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, inside pale yellow (18D) edged and flushed deep purplish pink (64D), the ventral lobes more strongly flushed than the dorsal lobes, central dorsal lobe a clear pale yellow (18D); outside pale yellow-green (4D); filaments pale yellow-green (4D), anthers strong orange (26A); style light yellow-green (145C), stigma light yellow-green (145B). Calyx 1mm long, green.
Leaves elliptic, 110x45mm, margins flat, acute at apex, cuneate at base, matt green above, with light brown scales.
Shrub 1.2x1.5m in 7 years. Flowering 4-5 times a year.



Rhododendron 'Masquerade'
Rhododendron 'Masquerade'
sessilifolium x javanicum



Rhododendron 'Mellow Yellow'
Rhododendron 'Mellow Yellow'
'Beanstalk' x 'Easter Bonnet'



Rhododendron 'Merah Besar'
Rhododendron 'Merah Besar'
(viriosum x leucogigas) x hellwigii



Rhododendron 'Mighty Marmalade'
Rhododendron 'Mighty Marmalade'
retivenium x 'Tropic Glow'



Rhododendron 'Milky Way'
Rhododendron 'Milky Way'
'Kisses' x 'Gilded Sunrise'



Rhododendron 'Miss Muffet'
Rhododendron 'Miss Muffet'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Missy Muffet'
Rhododendron 'Missy Muffet'
'Hot Tropic' x 'Janet Noelle'

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



Rhododendron 'Misty'
Rhododendron 'Misty'
'Highland Arabesque' x retivenium

H, R & N: S. Saperstein, Australia



Rhododendron 'Monte Cristo'
Rhododendron 'Monte Cristo'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Mooltan'
Rhododendron 'Mooltan'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Moonlight Serenade'
Rhododendron 'Moonlight Serenade'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Moonwood'
Rhododendron 'Moonwood'
konori x ('Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum)

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Moonwood' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konorii X 'Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum
H: P. Sullivan (1971), G: W.A. Moynier, N: W.A. Moynier, I: W.A. Moynier (1978), REG: W.A. Moynier (1980)
Flowers 10-12/rounded truss, with wavy-edged lobes, yellowish white (158C), with a pale yellow (158A) throat; strongly scented.
Compact shrub 0.6x0.6m in 8 years. Main flush of flower in November-January.



Rhododendron 'Moulin Rouge'
Rhododendron 'Moulin Rouge'
konori x ('Tropic Glow' x culminicola)

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



Rhododendron 'Mountain Flame'
Rhododendron 'Mountain Flame'
macgregoriae x stenophyllum




Rhododendron 'Mount Cycloop'
('Sir George Holford' x leucogigas) x aurigeranum



Rhododendron 'Mount Kaindi'
Rhododendron 'Mount Kaindi'
(aurigeranum x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer') x ('Triumphans' x javanicum)

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Mount Kaindi' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : aurigeranum x 'Doctor Herman Sleumer' (s) X 'Triumphans' x javanicum
H: unknown (pre 1980), G: unknown, N: L. Sorensen-Smith (1997), I: Bovees Nursery (1997), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 6/domed truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 70x75mm, with 5 flat-edged lobes, inside opening with pale orange-yellow (19D) lobes, tipped with yellowish pink at apex, tube pale orange-yellow (24D); outside with light yellowish pink (27B) to pale orange-yellow (19D) on lobes, the tube striped with moderate yellowish pink (33D). Calyx 2mm long, dark red.
Leaves elliptic, 140x50mm, margins decurved, acute at apex, cuneate at base, semi-glossy and moderate olive green (137A) above, scaly.
Shrub 1.2x0.9m in 10 years. Flowering throughout the year.
(Un-named plant found in A. Jensen's collection when acquired by Bovees in late 1980s. First published in Bovees 1997 Vireya cat.)



Rhododendron 'Mount Ophir'
Rhododendron 'Mount Ophir'
'Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x ('Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum)

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Mount Ophir' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : 'Doctor Herman Sleumer' (s) X 'Pink Delight' x jasminiflorum
H: P. Sullivan (1971), G: W.A. Moynier (pre 1980), N: L. Sorensen-Smith (1997), I: Bovees Nursery (1997), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 6-10/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 50x55mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, inside strong pink (48D), outside light pink (50D) with a yellowish white (155B) tube. Calyx minute, yellow-green.
Leaves elliptic, 90x45mm, flat, broadly acute at apex, cuneate at base, semi-glossy and dark yellowish-green (139A) above, scaly.
Shrub 0.9x0.9m in 10 years. Flowering intermittently.
(First published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1997)



Rhododendron 'Mount Pire'
Rhododendron 'Mount Pire'
laetum x javanicum



Rhododendron 'Mrs Elizabeth Miller'
Rhododendron 'Mrs Elizabeth Miller'
((konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum) x leucogigas) x laetum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Mrs Elizabeth Miller' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :( phaeopeplum x lochiae) x leucogigas X laetum
H: J.L. Rouse, G: G.L.S. Snell (1989), N: R. Macdonald, I: Foothills Nursery (1990), REG: Foothills Nursery (1991)
Flowers 6-10/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 80x90mm, 7-lobed, tube light yellowish pink (27A), lobes strong pink (52D).
Leaves elliptic, 130x70mm.
Shrub 1.2m. Spring-autumn.








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