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Rhododendron » Rhododendron (elepidote - Large Leaved)
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Rhododendron (elepidote - Large Leaved)
"Big Leaf" rhododendrons. These are what most people first think of when they hear the word rhododendron. “Elepidote” literally means “without scales,” referring to a characteristic of the familiar large leaf rhododendrons. Foliage of this class of rhododendrons, although generally larger in size, can vary from about an inch long as in the species R. proteoides to as much as three feet long in the species R. sinogrande. Some have incredible fuzzy indumentum on the new growth and under the leaves, as on R. yakushimanum. The flowers can be almost any color. This group includes a very large number of hybrids. Our listing includes both species and hybrids.

RHODODENDRON 'Cynthia'
Pink catawbiense hybrid. Heat tolerant and popular. more info

RHODODENDRON 'David Gable'
Blooming in mid May, the flowers are pink with a strong deep red blotch in a fully packed truss. Leaves are a glossy , deep green, and the plant is well clothed in foliage. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dean Hall'
The dark matte green bullate leaves are a good part of the appeal of this plant. The trusses are compact and are a very pale pink with peach undertones. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Apricot'
(C) A compact plant of broad, rounded habit displays trusses of 12-15 large and funnel-shaped flowers with darker edges and yellowish-green basal blotch. The overall effect is apricot-blushed pink. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Champagne'
The name is an apt one; the fragrant flowers are buff with faint highlights of pink, apricot, and yellow. The foliage is moderately glossy and olive green in color. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Cream'
Low, wide, and compact, this has a delightfully spicy fragrance which surrounds its site. Flowers are lax trusses, 3 to 4 inches wide, creamy with shades of pink, and a hint of striping. Foliage is matte green. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Giant Red'
(C8) The showy buds open to a bright red and fade to dark pink with a red blotch and red spotting. The truss is huge — about 7 inches high with 4 inch flowers — and the leaves are 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Honeydew'
(C) People often come to RareFind Nursery inquiring about fragrant Rhododendrons. Few can rival 'Dexter's Honeydew' which fills the area with fragrance when in full bloom. This is a medium plant that forms a mound wider than high. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Orange'
(C) Few, if any, truly orange flowered rhododendrons are hardy in the northeast, but this one is a contender. Flowers are actually a darker pink with an orange blotch that gives the truss an overall orange glow. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Peppermint'
(C) As the name implies, fragrance is the name of the game, and "peppermint" nails it perfectly. Flower color is a mixture of pale pink lilac to white with yellow green spotting in the throat. Plant is upright and floriferous. (Available June) more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Pink'
An early mid-season blooming fragrant pink, with a darker edge fading to a lighter center. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Purple'
(C8) This little known "Dexter" has rich lilac/violet flowers with a deeper purple flare in the throat, and a well clothed and rounded plant habit with deep green leaves. Growth is restrained. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Spice'
(C8) Flower is openly funnel-shaped, frilly, very fragrant, 4 1/2 to 5 inches across, white with pale yellow-green spots in throat of dorsal lobes. Leaves are 5 inches long, glossy and olive green. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Vanilla'

RHODODENDRON 'Dexter's Victoria'
(C) This hardy Dexter grows into a compact mound of glossy green leaves. The full trusses contain frilled light violet flowers. The center of each flower has a darker throat with bronzy-red spotting. more info