JARS v56n4 - Tips for Beginners: Fall and Winter Interest
Tips for Beginners: Fall and
Winter Interest
Compiled by the Valley Forge Chapter and published in its
January/February 2002 newsletter.
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Evergreen Azaleas
(Only red- and pink-flowering ones seem to have interesting fall foliage, in the red to russet range) |
Foliage and Other Characteristics | Foliage and Other Characteristics | |
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'Louise Gable' |
mostly red |
Deciduous Azaleas |
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'Balsaminaeflorum' |
mostly red |
R. reticulatum |
red-tinged mahogany |
'Guy Yerkes' |
bright red/mahogany |
R. vaseyi |
red |
'Pride-of-Planting-Fields' |
bright red/mahogany |
R. viscosum |
red |
'Gold Piece'* |
bright red/mahogany |
R. luteum 'Golden Comet' |
red |
'Stewartstonian' |
bright red/mahogany |
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'Lullaby' |
bright red/mahogany |
Rhododendrons |
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'Nocturne' |
russet color, stands out in garden |
R. mucronulatum ' Mahogany Red'* |
bright shades of red with yellow |
'Hershey's Red'* |
russet color, stands out in garden |
R. minus |
orange-bronze |
'Martha Hitchcock' |
russet color, stands out in garden |
'Ethel Mae' |
orange-red |
'Diamant Rosa'* (syn. 'Pink Diamond') |
russet with some yellow |
'Ginny Gee' |
bronze-green leaves and rust-colored buds |
'Lilac Crest'* |
bright russet |
'Cupcake' |
dark green leaves all winter |
'Wintergreen' (groundcover) |
rich mahogany |
'Crete' |
dark green leaves all winter |
'Lady-locks' |
crimson leaves |
R. hyperythrum |
dark green leaves all winter |
'Flame Creeper' |
green-red leaves |
R. degronianum ssp. yakushimanum (some) |
dark green leaves all winter |
R. kiusianum |
green-red leaves |
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'Everest' |
mixture of green and yellow leaves |
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'Dream' (Glenn Dale) |
orange-red |
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'Betty Layman' |
more red than orange |
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*Name is unregistered. |
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