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2013 Pictures
Pictures taken in 2013 in no order.
Pictures 2015
Here are some of the pictures I took in 2015 in no particular order. Enjoy.
Pictures 2016
These are pictures I took of special rhododendrons in the spring of 2016. They are a mix up of named and numbered plants in no special order. TT285 – (‘Margolit’ x ‘Debutant’) x TT182
Congratulations, We Were Successful, We Won!
Congratulations, We Were Successful, We Won! Adapted and expanded from a talk given at the Northeastern Regional Conference Oct, 2015. Yes, congratulations we were successful, we, the Rhododendron Society, turned rhododendrons completely around, changed how they were evaluated by gardeners. Let me explain. Before World War II rhododendrons were judged on three characteristics, and there was a priority to the characters. The first and most important characteristic was hardiness. I can’t emphasize enough how important hardiness was. It was exclusionary. If a plant wasn’t hardy, forget about it. Dave Leach in his book, ‘Rhododendrons of the World’, talked…
Fall Blooming Rhododendrons
I think that it is a fault if a rhododendron blooms in the fall. Most fall blooming plants do it sporadically but one of my hybrids does it every year and it is such a waste because it is a good yellow. It is that I grew from seed from John Nicoletta. I call it ‘Autumn Gold’ for the fun of it. The problem with fall blooming rhododendrons is that they partially only open two or three flowers. That destroys the bud for next spring and thus no flowers appear from that bud in the spring. Cunningham’s White is so famous…
2016 Crosses and Results
2016 Crosses PF = Peter Faulk RC = Red Crown AN = Annanouri HK = Howard Kuhn BFBY = Bob Furman’s Best Yellow Cross # Description Seed? #Seedlings 12/28/16 16-01 (PF x RC) x elliottii no 16-02 (PF x RC) x strig yes 8 16-03 TT277 x strig yes 1 16-04 TT251 x elliottii no 16-05 Ellie Green x elliottii yes 8 16-06 Harold Amatais x strig no 16-07 Harold Amatais x elliottii no 16-08 Horizon Monarch x Jean Marie no 16-09 TT223 x Jean Marie no 16-10 (PF x RC) x Jean Marie yes 0 16-11 TT23 x Jean…
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2013 Crosses & Results
2013 Rhododendron Crosses & Results Seed? # Plts Cross Background 13-01 Patriot’s Dream x strigillosum Yes 0 13-02 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x JM 0 13-03 TT158 x JM Yes 0 13-04 TT213 x Horizon Monarch Yes 0 13-05 (PF x RC) x strigillosum Yes 25 13-06 JM x strigillosum Yes 0 13-07 (AN x HK) x strigillosum Yes 40 13-08 TT256 x strigillosum Yes 58 13-09 TT202 x strigillosum Yes 12 13-10 TT178 x strigillosum Yes 0 13-11 (AN x HK) x TT178 1 13-12 TT202 x TT178 Yes 3 13-13 JM x TT18 Yes 2 13-14…
2011 Rhodendron Crosses
2011 Rhododendron Crosses Cross# Background Seed? 11-01 TT202 x Jean Marie no 11-02 (AN x HK) x Jean Marie yes 11-03 (AN x HK) x TT202 yes 11-04 Harold Amateis x Jean Marie no 11-05 TT1244 x Jean Marie yes 11-06 TT220 x TT202 yes 11-07 (AN x HK) x TT202 yes 11-08 (AN x HK) x TT178 yes 11-09 TT202 x TT178 yes 11-10 TT220 x TT178 yes 11-11 Jean Marie x TT178 no 11-12 TT170 x TT178 no 11-13 TT131 x TT178 no 11-14 Margolit x (H. Lem x Acclaim) no 11-15 Jean Marie x TT97 no 11-16…
2015 Crosses And Seed Produced.
The table below are my crosses done in the spring of 2015 and whether seed was produced. The seed was planted on November 5, 2015 and upon planting, I noted that several crosses that I had listed as producing seed actually had only chaff. In a couple of weeks the seed will germinate and then I will adjust the list. When I transplant the seedlings in February 2016 I will indicate the number of seedlings in each cross. 2015 Rhododendron Crosses Seed? # Seedlings 15-01 (Peter Faulk x Red Crown) x (strig x elliottii) no 15-02 Ellie Green x (strig…