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2019 Crosses And Results
2019 Crosses & Results Cross Number Description Results 19-01 Vulcan x elliottii NG 19-02 Vulcan x strigillosum NG 19-03 Vulcan x Maxine Childers NG 19-04 Vulcan x Fire Mountain NG 16-05 Vulcan x Red Gold NG 19-06 Vulcan x Nexus Red NG 19-07 Ellie Green x elliottii NG 19-08 Ellie Green x Maxine Childers OK 19-09 Ellie Green x Fire Mountain OK 19-10 (PF x RC) x facetum Can’t find 19-11 (PF x RC) x elliottii Can’t find 19-12 (PF x RC) x strig OK 19-13 (PF x RC) x barbatum OK 19-14 (PF x RC) x Fashion Plate NG…
2018 Crosses & Results
Cross Number Descripton Result 18-01 (RR x MM) x strig NG 18-02 (PF x RC) x strig good 18-03 TT202 x strig NG 18-04 TT220 x strig good 18-05 TT158 x strig can’t find 18-06 TT165 x Gothom Rheingold NG 18-07 (AN x HK) x TT165 much 18-08 (PF x RC) xTT165 much 18-09 Gotham Rheingold x TT165 good 18-10 TT134 x TT165 much 18-11 Hardy fortunei x griffithianum good 18-12 JM x strig NG 18-13 TT311 x elliottii some 18-14 Anne H. x srtrig NG…
2017 Crosses and Results
` 2017 Crosses And Results as of 2/24/18 # Cross# Description Seeds? # of seedlings 17-01 TT251 x Rubicorn no 17-02 Ellie Green x Rubicorn yes 17-03 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x elliottii yes 8 17-04 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x Rubicorn no 17-05 (Annanouri x Howard Kuhn) xRubacon no 17-06 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x strigillosum very little 0 17-07 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x barbatum very little 1 17-08 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x Sheriffy no 17-09 (yak x degronianum #2) x prodioides yes 0 17-10 TT277 x prodioidies very…
2017 Crosses And Seed Produced And Plants Produced
2017 crosses and seed Produced And Plants Produced as of 2/24/2018 Cross# Description Seeds? # of seedlings 17-01 TT251 x Rubicorn no 17-02 Ellie Green x Rubicorn yes 0 17-03 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x elliottii yes 8 17-04 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x Rubicorn no 17-05 (Annanouri x Howard Kuhn) xRubacon no 17-06 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x strigillosum very little 0 17-07 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x barbatum very little 1 17-08 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x Sheriffii no 17-09 (yak x degronianum #2) x prodioides yes 0 17-10 TT277 x…
2012 Pictures
These are pictures that I took in the 2012 season. Many are repeated in other year’s pictures. A few show how I root cuttings. Cuttings stuck in bed. October 1st. The rooting mixture is peat and pearlite. About 50-50. Bottom hear is good, 70F. Adelle Lovit
The Rhododendron Show
Every year the New York Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society holds two shows at Planting Fields Arboretum, one in April for early blooming rhododendrons and one in May for later blooming plants. For rhododendrons, only the truss is exhibited, the flowers which bloom as a group and the collar of leaves immediately surrounding the truss. Azaleas are exhibited as a spray or branch. The show allows one to see the whole range of colors available in these plants. Most gardeners think that rhododendrons only have mauve, pink, red or white flowers. That is not the…
Growing Rhododendrons from seed.
How I grow rhododendron seed Most people would never contemplate growing rhododendrons from seed, but it is a requirement if you want to find new hybrids. There are some species rhododendrons that come true from seed and in some cases it is the only way to propagate them. I collect my seed in late September or October. I leave the seed capsules in kraft paper envelops for 2 or 3 weeks to dry. Each seed lot is kept in a separate envelope. When the seed capsules are dry I crack open the seed capsules and allow the…
‘Catskill’ and Hardy Rhododendrons.
‘ ‘Catskill’ and Hardy Rhododendrons In the 1950s and 70s, Paul Vossburg was very interested in hybridizing with the goal of creating very hardy rhododendrons. This interest was the result of his witnessing the work that Clem Bowers was doing at Hick’s Nursery on Long Island. (For more on this attend the 2019 Annual Convention in Philadelphia.) Paul made the following…
Rhododendron Culture for New Growers.
Almost all of this web site is designed for experienced growers and it occurred to me that a person new to rhododendron growing might stumble on this web site via Google and not find any information that would be meaningful to them. So what follows is an introduction to rhododendron culture. Location: Most rhododendrons do best in light shade, especially in the afternoon. The north or east side of a building is best. A windy spot should be avoided as the leaves can be damaged by the wind, especially in the winter. Acid soil is required, a ph of from…
2012 Crosses and Number of seedlings
2012 Crosses Cross Number Description Seed? plants /1/17 12-01 Ellie Green x {(JM x Wardance) x haemaleum x yak)}yes yes 5 12-02 (AN x HK) x TT178 yes 1 12-03 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x TT178 yes 41 12-04 Harold Amateis x TT178 yes 7 12-05 TT158 x TT178 no 12-06 (JM x Wardance) x TT178 no 12-07 JM Tetra x TT116 no 12-08 Dick’s Big Red x TT178 no 12-09 (Anna x yak) x TT178 no 12-10 TT131 x TT178 yes 12-11 Glow Light x (Karen Triplet x Big Deal) no 12-12 TT255 x TT178 no 12-13…