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Understand more about Rhododendrons and Azaleas with the ebook- Growing and Knowing Rhododendrons and Azaleas. This ebook is 212 pages bumper full of stunning colour photographs and information on Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Learn about the classification of the genus and the effective growing conditions for the plants.

Common terms used to describe rhododendrons and azaleas can sometimes appear contradictory. This is largely due to a number of different classification systems being proposed and then subsequently adopted, amended, or rejected. Whilst these systems have largely been based on morphology (plant form and structure), other systems have been used by gardeners and enthusiasts to make sense of this fascinating and diverse group of plants. Ericas are in the same family as rhododendrons, and share many of the same cultural needs.

Pages: 212

Images: 196

ISBN: 978-0-9925878-5-7 

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 CLASSIFICATION OF RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEAS
The Rhododendron family
Understanding Rhododendrons
Subgroups
Sections
Species

CHAPTER 2 GROWING AZALEAS AND RHODODENDRONS
Cultural requirements
Soil and Water Needs
Sun and Shade Tolerance
Plant Care
Pruning
Pests and Diseases
Propagation
Toxins

CHAPTER 3 GROWING DIFFERENT RHODODENDRON GROUPS
Evergreen Azaleas
Indica Hybrids
Kurume Hybrids
Deciduous Azaleas
Mollis Hybrids
Tropical (Vireya) Rhododendrons
Azaleodendrons
Rhododendrons

CHAPTER 4 RHODODENDRON SPECIES
R. argyrophyllum ssp. Nankingense
R. augustinii
R. aureum var. aureum
R. calostrotum ssp. Keleticum
R. championae
R. ‘D.B. Stanton’ (syn. R. ‘Donald Stanton’)
R. davidsonianum
R. decorum ssp. Decorum
R. degronianum ssp. Degronianum Syn R. yakushimanum
R. dendricola
R. dielsianum var. dielsianum
R. flavum – see R. luteum
R. fortunei ssp. discolor
R. fragrans Syn. R. trichostomum, R. ledoides and R. sphaeranthum
R. impeditum
R. javanicum var. javanicum (Vireya Rhododendron)
R. longipes var. longipes
R. loranthiflorum ssp. Loranthiflorum
R. luteum (syn R. flavum, R. pontica)
R. lyi (syn R. leptocladon)
R. macabeanum
R. macgregoriae Syn. R. calceolarioides, R. gorumense, R. hansemanni, R. lauterbachianum and R. vonroemeri
R. mucronatum (syn R. dauricum var. mucronulatum
R. myrtifolium
R. nakaharae R. nitens (syn. R. commonae, R. calostrotum ssp riparium)
R. oldhamii
R. oreodoxa (syn R. haematocheilum)
R. oreotrephes
R. parryae (syn. R. johnstoneanum)
R. ponticum
R. ririei
R. rubiginosum
R. russatum
R. saluenense ssp. Saluenense
R. scopulorum
R. smirnowii
R. stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’
R. uniflorum var. imperator
R. yakushimanum – see R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum

CHAPTER 5 AZALEAS
Using Azaleas
Evergreen Azaleas
R. Asawa (syn. Azalea Asawa) (Kurume group).
R. ‘Bertina’ (Indica hybrid)
R. Candy Stripe (Indica cultivar)
R. ‘Gloire de Belgique’
R. ‘Gumpo’ (Indica Hybrid)
R. ‘Hino-crimson’ (Kurume Hybrid)
R. ‘Hino de Giri’ (Kurume Hybrid)
R. ‘Hinomayo’ (Obtusum Group) (syn. Hinamoyo)
R. ‘H. O. Carre’ (Kurume Hybrid)
R. ‘Honey Bunch’
R. hongkongense (syn. Azalea myrtifolia)
R. ‘Ima-Shojo’ (Kurume Azalea) (syn. ‘Christmas Cheer’, ‘Fascination’)
R. indicum ‘Kinsai’ (Satsuki Hybrid)
R. indicum ‘Nikko’ (Satsuki Hybrid)
R. kiusianum
R. ‘Madame Albert Van Hecke’ (Kaempferi Hybrid)
R. ‘Michael Hill’ (North Tisbury Hybrid)
R. ‘Mother’s Day’ (Kurume Hybrid) (syn. ‘Muttertag’, ‘Moederkesdag’)
R. ‘Mrs Kint’
R. ‘Naomi’ (Kaempferi Hybrid)
R. obtusum
R. ‘Oino Mezame’ (Kurume Azalea) (syn. ‘Melody’)
R. ‘Orange Beauty’ (Kaempferi Hybrid)
R. ‘Pink Pancake’ (North Tisbury Hybrid)
R. ‘Pixie’ (Kurume hybrid)
R. ‘Red Fountain’ (unknown hybrid group)
R. ‘Rosemary Hyde’ (unknown hybrid group)
R. ‘Ripples’ (Kerrigan Hybrid)
R. ‘Shin-utena’ (syn. ‘Santoi’) (Kurume Hybrid)
R. ‘Shiryu-no-homare’ (Satsuki Hybrid)
R. ‘Sir William Lawrence’ (Kaempferi Hybrid)
R. ‘Snowflake’ (Kurume hybrid)
R. ‘Splendens’
R. ‘Swansong’ (Glenn Dale Hybrid)
R. ‘Trill’ (North Tisbury Hybrid)
R. ‘Vuyk’s Scarlet’ (Vuykiana Hybrid)
R. ‘Ward’s Ruby’ (Kurume hybrid)
R. White Lace (syn. Azalea. White Lace)
R. ‘White Lady’ (Kaempferi Hybrid)
R. ‘Winter Green’ (hybrid seedling from unknown parents)
Deciduous Azaleas
R. ‘Arpege’ (unknown hybrid group)
R. ‘Brazil’ (unknown hybrid group)
R. ‘Dr. M. Oosthoek’ (Mollis Hybrid)
R. ‘Hotspur Red’ (Knap Hill Hybrid)
R. ‘Nancy Waterer’ (Ghent Hybrid)
R. ‘Pink Delight’ (Knap Hill Hybrid)
R. ‘Spek’s Orange’ (Mollis Hybrid)
R. ‘Strawberry Ice’ (Knap Hill Hybrid)
R. ‘Sun Chariot’ (Knap Hill Hybrid)
R. ‘Wryneck’ (Knap Hill Hybrid)

CHAPTER 6 RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS AND OTHER CULTIVARS
R. ‘Albatross’
R. ‘Album Novum’
R. ‘Alexander’ Evergreen Azalea (North Tisbury hybrid)
R. ‘Amity’
R. ‘Barbara Wallace’
R. ‘Bernard Crisp’
R. ‘Berryrose’
R. ‘Biscuit Box’
R. ‘Blue Bell’
R. ‘Broughtonii’
R. ‘Calfort Group’
R. ‘Charles Noble’
R. ‘Chelsea Seventy’
R. ‘Concessum’ (syn. R. ‘Alphonse’)
R. ‘Coral Seas’ (Vireya Hybrid)
R. ‘Cynthia’ (syn. ‘Lord Palmerston’)
R. ‘Damozel’
R. ‘Faggetter’s Favourite’
R. fortunei ssp. discolor ‘John R. Elcock’ (clone selected from a plant growing in the wild
R. ‘Fragrantissimum’ (syn. R. x fragrantissimum)
R. ‘Gabrielle Hill’ (A North Tisbury Azalea)
R. ‘George Hardy’
R. ‘Gibraltar’ (Exbury Hybrid)
R. ‘Ginny Gee’
R. ‘Glowing Embers’
R. ‘Goldsworth Pink’
R. ‘Gomer Waterer’
R. ‘Harvest Moon’
R. ‘Hotline’
R. ‘Hussar’
R. ‘Hydon Rodney’
R. indicum ‘Ryde Heron’
R. ‘Intrifast Group’
R. ‘Jalisco Eclipse’
R. ‘Klondyke’
R. lacteum x R. sessiliflorum (Vireya Rhododendron)
R. ‘Lavandula’
R. ‘Lem’s Cameo’
R. x ‘Loderi’
R. ‘Loderi Fairyland’
R ‘Loderi Sir Joseph Hooker’
R. ‘Loderi Titan’
R. ‘Markeeta’s Prize’
R. ‘Brilliance’
R. ‘Moser’s Strawberry’
R. ‘Mount Everest’
R. ‘Mrs G.W. Leak’
R. ‘Nightingale’
R. ‘Old Copper’
R. ‘Oudijk’s Favourite’
R. ‘Party Pink’
R. ‘Pink Pearl’
R. President Roosevelt
R. ‘Princess Elizabeth’
R. x pulcherrimum (hybrid)
R. ‘Robert Withers’ (Vireya Hybrid)
R. ‘Rosy Bell’
R. ‘Saint Breward’
R. ‘Saint Tudy’
R. x ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ (R. arboreum x campanulatum)
R. ‘Snow’ (syn. R. ‘Wynterset White’)
R. ‘Souvenir of W. C. Slocock’
R. ‘Swamp Beauty’
R. ‘Talleyrand’
R. ‘Temple Belle Group’
R. ‘Tibet’
R. ‘Toreador’
R. ‘Trewithen Orange’
R. ‘Vanessa Group’
R. ‘Vinestar’
R. ‘Wee Bee’
R. ‘Wilgen’s Surprise’
R. ‘Winsome Group’
R. yakushimanum ‘Edelweiss’
R. yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’

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ISBN: 978-0-9925878-5-7