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2006 ARS / ASA Convention Plant Sale
Dexter Rhododendrons
We include in this group the rhododendron hybrids of Charles Dexter, as well as
those of gardeners associated with the Heritage Plantation including
Tony Consolini and Jack Cowles.
We also include with this group a number of plants derived from Dexter
hybrids including Swarthmore and Wister
selections, and the Asheville Dexters from North Carolina.
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Dexter Rhododendron Hybrids - Elepidote
| Hybrid | Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3 |
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'Alice Poore' Flowers 13 in domed ball truss, open funnel, 6-8 wavy-edged lobes, strong to light purplish pink at edge fading to light purplish pink and very pale purple in throat, spotting deep greenish yellow. |
Photo by James | ||
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'Apritan' Flowers 10-11 in domed truss, 7 flat-edged lobes, pale yellow in center, edged light to pale purplish pink. |
Photo by James | ||
| 'Bellringer' (Consolini) Flowers 17 in ball truss, 5 wavy-edged lobes, light greenish yellow with moderate reddish brown freckling fading to brilliant yellow green. |
Photo by James |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
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'Beryl Coronet' (Cowles) Flowers 11 in ball truss, 5 very wavy-edged lobes, light purple in center with vivid purple margins, spotting dark greenish yellow. |
Photo by Gustafson |
Photo by Hyatt | |
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'Betty Hume'
Large rounded trusses of rose pink. |
Photo by Hyatt | ||
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'Brown Eyes' Deep pink with prominent brown blotch. |
Photo by Hyatt | ||
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'C.O.D.'
(Charles Owens Dexter) Flowers pale yellow to white blushed with pink, deeper yellow in throat, blotch deeper yellow. |
Photo by James | ||
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'Delayed Surprise'
(Swarthmore) Late blooming plant. | No Image | ||
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Dexter's 10 Large lavender pink flowers on rugged plant. |
Photo by Hyatt | ||
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'Dexter's Harlequin' Bicolor with deep pink edges fading to near white but flushed bronze at the center with moderate spotting on all lobes. |
Photo by Voss |
Photo by Hyatt | |
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'Dexter's Honeydew'
(syn. Honeydew) Flowers 7-10 in ball truss, 7 slightly wavy-edged lobes, very pale purple at margins fading to greenish white center and light yellow throat, highly scented. |
 Photo by Hyatt |
 Photo by Hyatt |
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| 'Dexter's Orange' Flowers 8 in flat to lax truss, 7 wavy-edged lobes, strong purplish red with rose pink edging and veins (overall appearance orange in some light), slight blotch brownish red at base of throat, highly scented. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by James |
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'Dexter's Skyglow'
(syn. Dexter #9, Skyglow) Flowers yellowish pink and cream, scented. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
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'Ed Cook' Light apricot with darker throat. |
Photo by Beutler | ||
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'Gigi' Rose red with prominent spotting on all lobes of corolla. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
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'Glenolden' Flowers cream tinged with yellow and apricot, scented. |
Photo by Perkins | ||
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Heritage 408-81
Cream |
Photo by Hyatt | ||
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Heritage 93-70
Apricot |
Photo by Beutler | ||
| 'Janet Blair' Soft pink with yellow-green blotch. |
 Photo by Hyatt |
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| 'Merley Cream' Creamy white flowers with yellow blotch. |
 Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt | |
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'Parker's Pink' Flowers up to 12 in ball truss, 6-7 wavy-edged lobes, strong purplish red fading to white in throat, blotch (dense in throat, thinning out to two rays of spots above) deep red, scented. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Willhite |
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'Peach Petticoat' (Cowles) Flowers 11 in domed truss, 7 wavy-edged lobes, light yellow with light purplish pink margins, dorsal flare red. |
Photo by Gustafson |
Photo by Gustafson | |
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'Scintillation' Light pink in rounded truss with bronze-green blotch. |
Photo by Hyatt | ||
| 'Shaker Sunrise' (Cowles) Flowers 8 in domed truss, smooth-edged lobes, light purplish pink and light yellowish pink with brilliant yellow center, unmarked. |
 Photo by Gustafson |
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| 'Sheer Delight'(Swarthmore) |
No Image | ||
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Swarthmore 281-D
Also known as "Dr. John" |
Photo by Willhite | ||
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'The Morning After' (Heritage 40-85)
Flowers white, red throat. |
Photo by Beutler | ||
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'Third from Gate'
(Dexter-Cowles) This used to be the third plant from the gate at Heritage Plantation. Flowers are light pink. |
Photo by Beutler |
Photo by Beutler |
Photo by Beutler |
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'Todmorden'
Bicolor flowers, pink edge fading to near white at the center with light green spotting. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt | |
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'Tom Everett'
Flowers 11 in truss, 5-6 wavy-edged lobes, deep purplish pink paling to nearly white in throat, spotting vivid greenish yellow, moderately scented. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt | |
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'Whittenton' Flowers 10 in ball truss, 5-7 flat-edged lobes, pale purplish pink with two areas of greenish yellow in throat, unmarked. |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
Photo by Hyatt |
| Wister 281-H |
Photo by Willhite |
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