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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 'Kern's Violetta'
(C8) The flower is a large light lavender with a strong deep purple blotch. As it tends to be an open grower when young, pinch the new growth, and you will be rewarded by a bushier, vase-shaped plant. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Kimberly'
(C8) A compact, semi-dwarf grower. Abundant pastel pink flowers which are bell shaped and lightly fragrant, cover the medium green oval foliage. As added interest in the winter, the buds are a deep purple red. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Kodiak'
(C) 'Kodiak' has silvery white ball-shaped trusses on a compact growing plant. Leaves are dark green with light tan indumentum. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Kristin'
(C8) This appealing dwarf has outstanding oval black-green, glossy leaves and a perfect upside-down bowl-shaped plant habit. Flowers are light pink with reddish speckles. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Lady Eleanor Cathcart'
(C) Flowers are clear pink, with a purple blotch. A hardy plant, heat-tolerant, somewhat compact and rounded in form. Leaves are distinctive and large. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Lemon Dream'
(C8) A late blooming yellow is rare. Trusses are rounded, vivid yellow, topping off a compact plant with deep green leaves. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Lilac Lagoon'
(C8) Purple buds in trusses of 17 open to very pale purple 3 inch flowers heavily edged with a blend of strong and light purple; filaments and style are light purple. Leaves are dark green on a tall rounded plant. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Madrid'
(C8) A red blotch in the throat punctuates the clear, but strong pink flowers of 'Madrid'. It grows wider than tall and has medium green leaves on a well-clothed structure. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Maralyn Gillespie'
(C) Seven-lobed flowers of near white with a soft lilac-pink blush have bold and showy reddish purple throats. Flowers appear earlier than most elepidotes. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Marcel Menard'
(C) Deep purple buds open to spectacular violet-purple flowers with a dark purple throat and greenish-bronze freckling and flare. Handsome foliage on a compact plant completes the picture. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Mardi Gras'
(C8) It has dark green leaves with tan indumentum. The buds emerge in mid-May as bright reddish pink and open white with pink highlights. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Marie Forte'
(C8) Large trusses of purplish red flowers with a dark eye. Foliage is a rich green on a plant which is well-balanced and slightly open in habit. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Mario Pagliarini'
(C) Large flowers emerge pale lilac and age to an orchid white. Openly funnel-shaped flowers are very fragrant with 7 smooth-edged lobes of heavy substance. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Marjie Kay Hinerman'
(C) Attractive medium pink globes in mid May adorn this dark green, glossy leafed plant. But it's the plant habit that is the real story. Low and spreading. more info

RHODODENDRON 'Mary Belle'
(C8) Very ruffled, 4 inches wide flowers open light salmon pink from deeper buds, fading golden peach, with a basal blotch of cardinal red. Flowers have heavy substance, and are borne in flat trusses of 10. Leaf has a slight twist. more info