Anah Kruschke

Flowers are widely funnel-shaped, a strong reddish-purple coloring with a deep purplish-red blotch.  Produces ball-shaped trusses of 10 to 12 flowers.  Leaves are elliptic-shaped with acute apex, wedge-shaped base, glossy & yellow-green.  Has a rounded habit & is heat tolerant.  It also tolerates full shade.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 6 feet tall in size.

Blue Baron

Flowers are broadly funnel-shaped with wavy edges, light violet inside & vivid violet outside coloring.  Produces dome-shaped trusses of 20 flowers.  Leaves are oblong, wavy margins, broadly acute apex, glossy & dark green.  Plant is compact & has mounding growth habit. Protect from winter winds.  Tolerates full sun.  Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 3 feet tall.

Blue Peter

Flowers are widely funnel-shaped with frilly edges & lavender coloring fading lighter towards center with purple blotch.  Produces conical trusses of about 15 flowers.  Leaves are elliptic, have acute apex, rounded base, concave, glossy & dark green.  A vigorous & sprawling plant. Heat & sun tolerant.  Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 6 feet tall.

Bob's Blue

Flowers are funnel-shaped, light violet & held in trusses of 3 to 5 flowers.  Leaves are small, leathery & dark bronze green in summer turning to maroon in winter.  Has upright growth habit & tolerates full sun.  Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 3 feet tall in size.

Colonel Coen

Flowers are deep purple with dark spots & are held in dome-shaped trusses of about 4 to 6 flowers. Leaves are shiny, wrinkled & dark green. Has a vigorous growth habit, blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

Daphnoides

Flowers are two-lipped & light purple with light brown dorsal markings.  Small, round trusses have about 20 flowers.  Leaves are obovate with margins curved under, glossy & dark green. A densely foliaged, tight growing shrub. This plant likes good drainage & summer sun protection.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

Ernie Dee

Flowers are bell-shaped, wavy to slightly frilly lobes & moderate purplish-pink coloring with red spots.  Leaves are narrowly elliptic, slightly rugose, somewhat revolute & dark green.  Broad, well-branched, grows twice as wide as tall & tolerates full sun.  Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 1 foot tall.

Everestianum

Flowers are broadly funnel-shaped with wavy-edges & are a lilac color with a lighter center & rays of yellowish-green spotting. Dome-shaped truss holds 15 to 20 flowers & leaves are a long, glossy, dark green. A rounded, dense, vigorous plant that blooms late spring & reaches roughly 6 feet tall.

Florence Parks

Notably one of the most hardy purple rhododendrons available. This extremely floriferous mid-season bloomer displays attractive deep purple flowers, creating abundant star-shaped whorls, setting off the exceptionally nice, dark green foliage. Reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

Goldflimmer

Flowers have frilly edges & are pale lilac pink with brownish-yellow flecks on a paler blotch.  Produces trusses that have 9-14 flowers.  Leaves are variegated green & yellow in central bands.  Has a mounding, compact habit.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 3 feet tall.

Jim's Blackberry Jam

Flowers are a purple color with some blotching & are funnel-shaped. Can tolerate full shade. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 6 feet tall.

Kabarett

Purple flowers are broadly funnel-shaped with wavy-edges & deep purplish red blotching. Held in ball-shaped trusses of about 12 flowers. Leaves are long, glossy & dark green with decurved margins. Has an open, upright habit. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

Lavender Queen

Produces delicate lavender flowers with wavy edges that bloom mid to late spring. Has a nice growth habit & reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

Lee's Dark Purple

Flowers are broadly funnel-shaped & deep purple with greenish-brown to ochre marks within.  Produces ball-shaped truss of about 16 flowers.  Leaves have a slight waviness, are glossy & dark green.  Has upright growth habit.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 6 feet tall.

Minnetonka

A dense and spreading compact shrub with handsome dark green, glossy foliage & lavender-pink blooms on gorgeous dome-shaped trusses. Ideal for smaller gardens in containers, shrub borders & informal hedges. Tolerates full shade, blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

Olin O. Dobbs

Reddish-purple flowers are openly funnel-shaped with some blotching & are held in dome-shaped trusses of about 12 to 15 flowers. Leaves narrowly elliptic on an upright, stiff branched plant. Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

PJM Compacta

An exceptional, early blooming compact form with bright lavender pink blooms. Lends beautiful color to the winter garden with burgundy foliage, providing lovely contrast as the flowers emerge. Among the hardiest of evergreen varieties.  Tolerates both full sun & full shade.  Blooms early spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

PJM Elite

The best of the many "PJM" cultivars available. In early spring this small-leaved evergreen shrub is covered in a profusion of deep red-purple flowers – definitely a harbinger of the season! The aromatic foliage often changes to almost a mahogany color when the temperature becomes colder and provides striking wintertime interest.  Reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

Purple Gem

Flowers are bright purplish-violet & held in ball-shaped trusses.  Leaves are aromatic & rusty olive-green.  New growth is grayish-blue & turns bronze in winter.  A dense, compact, rounded habit that is tolerant of full sun.  Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 2 feet tall.

Purple Passion

An abundance of regal, deep reddish purple blooms highlighted with white & delicate maroon spots appear in late spring against glossy dark green, disease resistant foliage. The compact, rounded form creates a handsome hedge, foundation plant or accent in a dappled shade garden. Evergreen. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

Purple Splendor

Flowers are broadly funnel-shaped with wavy edges & very deep purple with a large black blotch.  Produces dome to ball-shaped trusses of about 15 flowers.  Leaves are elliptic & dark green with a depressed midrib.  Has an upright, open habit.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 5 feet tall.

R. Ponticum 'Variegatum'

Narrow green leaves feature a thin white margin making this shrub showy year round. Trusses of purple flowers add to the interest.  Makes a wonderful low hedge, foundation plant or specimen. Evergreen.  Blooms in mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

Songbird

Flowers are funnel-shaped & violet-blue, held in clusters of 20.  Leaves are small & glossy green.  Has a dense habit & tolerates full sun.  Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 3 feet tall.

Superflimmer

Flowers have frilly edges, pale lilac pink coloring, with brownish-yellow flecks on the upper lobe. Blooms are held on ball-shaped trusses of about 9 to 14 flowers. Leaves are slightly twisted, variegated & have an irregular shaped yellow band in the center of the leaves. Has a mounding, compact habit, blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

Tapestry

Purple flowers are widely funnel-shaped with wavy edges & a dark purple blotch. Held in dome-shaped trusses of about 18 flowers. Leaves are elliptic with down curved margins & dark green coloring. A compact, dense grower that can tolerate full sun. Blooms late spring & reaches roughly 4 feet tall.

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