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Azaleas and other Plants of Interest

  1. 'Addy Wery', a Kurume hybrid.
  2. 'Alpenrose', a Deckert hybrid.
  3. 'Alpenrose', a Deckert hybrid, 2nd view.
  4. Amaryllis 'Charisma', a colorful blend of white and red.
  5. Amaryllis 'Charisma', another view of 'Charisma'.
  6. Amaryllis 'Exotica', colorful, orangy red.
  7. Amaryllis 'Lydia', a nice orangy red.
  8. Amaryllis 'Lydia', 2nd view.
  9. Amaryllis A Group, a nice group image.
  10. Amaryllis 'Nagano', a subtle orangy red.
  11. Amaryllis 'Naughty Lady', a brassy striped orangy red with a green throat.
  12. Amaryllis 'Prince Carnival', similar to 'Naughty Lady' but more subtle and a much larger flower.
  13. Amaryllis 'Prince Carnival', 2nd view.
  14. Amaryllis 'Red Pearl', a remarkably dark red --- darker than the image shows.
  15. Amaryllis 'Santana', colorful with long and narrow petals.
  16. 'Ambrosia', a Glenn Dale hybrid, photo taken by Dr. Bob Hobbs on a tour of the Ten Oaks Nursery in 1995 showing me standing by an 18 foot specimen of 'Ambrosia'.
  17. 'Annamaria', a Hooftman hybrid, very similar to 'Palestrina'.
  18. 'Ashley Ruth', a Stewart hybrid.
  19. B32140, specimen of 'Cinderella', a Glenn Dale hybrid at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland
  20. B32140, originally withdrawn by Morrison due to its instability, later became the source for 'Cinderella' and 'Satrap'. Note the newspaper in the foreground for perspective.
  21. B32140, shows the extreme variability that characterizes 'Vittatum' derivatives. See 'Cinderella' and 'Satrap' below.
  22. BA65-54-10, an unnamed Back Acres hybrid.
  23. BA65-54-10, 2nd view of flowers.
  24. 'Baby Jill', a Mossholder-Bristow (Gold Cup) hybrid named for Milford Portwood's eldest daughter.
  25. 'Balsaminiflorum', a selection of R. indicum, a double form.
  26. 'Balsaminiflorum', this is a low and slow growing azalea.
  27. 'Betty Anne Voss', a Robin Hill hybrid.
  28. 'Betty Anne Voss', a Robin Hill hybrid, 2nd view.
  29. 'Ben Morrison', a USDA hybrid.
  30. 'Big Joe', a Gable hybrid.
  31. 'Bobbi Gail', an unnamed USDA hybrid, B42321-285, from Morrison's Belgian-Glenn Dale work begun in 1947.
  32. 'Bobbi Gail', named for Bobbi (Mrs. James B.) McCeney and introduced on May 10, 2008.
  33. 'Bobbi Gail', the formula was Florist's Pink x 'Treasure'.
  34. 'Boldface', a Glenn Dale hybrid.
  35. 'Brookside Delight', a USDA hybrid and sister seedling to 'Mrs. LBJ'.
  36. 'B. Y. Morrison', parentage unknown, named by Henry Hohman of Kingsville Nursery and not to be confused with 'Ben Morrison' which blooms much earlier, see above.
  37. Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' a Camellia that performs well in my West Bethesda, Maryland yard.
  38. Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' Image and accompanying text from Camellias by Gustav George Gerbing, 1950.
  39. 'Cannon's Double', Galle lists it as an Exbury hybrid, a double form.
  40. 'Caprice', Gold Cup or Mossholder-Bristow hybrid, a sport of 'Easter Parade' (see below).
  41. 'Caprice', 2nd view.
  42. 'Cattleya', a Kurume hybrid.
  43. 'Cecile' X 'Gibraltar' and 'Treasure', (left) 'Cecile'X 'Gibraltar', an unnamed deciduous seedling and (right) the Glenn Dale 'Treasure'.
  44. 'Chojuho', an unusual Satsuki with a persistent corolla that changes color from red to brownish orange.
  45. 'Cinderella', a Glenn Dale hybrid at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland
  46. 'Cinderella', 2nd view, derived from B32140 which or originally withdrawn by Morrison due to its instability.
  47. 'Cinderella', 3rd view, should give the appearance of white stripes on a red flower.
  48. 'Cinderella', 4th view, hopelessly confused with 'Satrap' in the trade.
  49. 'Cinderella', 5th view, my working theory is that the true 'Cinderella' flower is not the predominate flower and is easily lost in propagation.
  50. 'Cinderella', 6th view, is capable of showing white stripes on red, red stripes on white, white self, red self, and irrgular white margin.
  51. 'Cleercreek', a deciduous Aromi hybrid.
  52. 'Cleercreek', 2nd view.
  53. 'Coccineum Grandiflorum', a Ghent hybrid.
  54. 'David Waldman', a Roslyn hybrid.
  55. 'David Waldman', 2nd view.
  56. 'David Waldman', 3rd view.
  57. 'David Waldman', 4th view.
  58. 'Dayspring', an early blooming Glenn Dale hybrid.
  59. 'Dayspring', 2nd view.
  60. 'Easter Parade', Gold Cup or Mossholder-Bristow hybrid. See 'Caprice' above.
  61. 'Easter Parade', 2nd view.
  62. 'Elsie Lee', a Shammerello hybrid, a popular double.
  63. 'Elsie Lee', 2nd view.
  64. 'Flavum', deciduous azalea, origin unknown.
  65. 'Flavum', 2nd view.
  66. 'Flavum', 3rd view.
  67. 'Flavum', 4th view.
  68. 'Gloria Still', a Harris hybrid with an interesting white blotch.
  69. 'Gloria Still', 2nd view.
  70. 'Gold Dust', an Exbury hybrid.
  71. 'Guy Yerkes', a Yerkes-Pryor or Beltsville hybrid.
  72. 'H.H. Hume', a Yerkes-Pryor or Beltsville hybrid.
  73. 'Harris Purple', a Harris hybrid, hose-in-hose.
  74. 'Harris Purple', 2nd view.
  75. 'High Tide', a deciduous Aromi hybrid.
  76. 'Ima-shojo', a Kurume hybrid, syn 'Christmas Cheer'.
  77. 'Ima-shojo', 2nd view.
  78. 'Isabel Chisolm', a Chisolm-Merritt hybrid, Julian J. Chisolm II (Jack) and Dr. Edwin Atkins Merritt, from the early 1930s.
  79. 'Joan Garrett', a Harris hybrid with a very large, up to six inch, flower.
  80. 'Kagamijishi', a Satsuki hybrid.
  81. Kalmia latifolia, Mountain laurel, a nice azalea companion plant.
  82. Kalmia latifolia, Mountain laurel,2nd view.
  83. 'Kintaiyo', a Kurume hybrid with a petaloid calyx.
  84. 'Klondyke', deciduous, a Knap Hill hybrid.
  85. 'Klondyke', 2nd view.
  86. 'Lady Edith', a Southern Indian hybrid (also called 'Anthenon') --- a sport of 'Iveryana'..
  87. 'Landon Pride', a Miller hybrid, a very dark color which the camera stuggles to capture.
  88. 'Landon Pride', 2nd view which shows distinct foliacious calyx.
  89. 'Landon Pride', 3rd view which shows late term flower buds about to open.
  90. 'Landon Pride', 4th view.
  91. 'Landon Pride', 5th view. Name selected by the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, through the efforts of Bobbi McCeney, a Landon mother.
  92. 'Laura's Baby', obtained from Nancy Swell and named after her granddaughter.
  93. 'Lemon Lights', a deciduous azalea from the Northern Lights Series and the University of Minnesota.
  94. 'Lemon Lights', 2nd view.
  95. 'Luna', a Glenn Dale hybrid which was thought to be lost and which resembles a less leggy 'Martha Hitchcock'.
  96. 'Margaret Douglas', a Back Acres hybrid, one of my favorites from that group.
  97. 'Margaret Douglas', 2nd view.
  98. 'Melba's Dream', a curious deciduous azalea, hybridized, grown, and named 'Melba' by A. Rudko --- and renamed by Harry Weiskittel.
  99. 'Melba's Dream', except for the color it reminds me a little of 'Chojuho', see above.
  100. 'Midnight Flare', a Harris hybrid, a particularly dark red.
  101. 'Midnight Flare', 2nd view.
  102. 'Midnight Flare', 3rd view.
  103. 'Midnight Flare', 4th view.
  104. 'Miller Light', foliage, one of my hybrids, spring leaves devoid of chlorophyll.
  105. 'Miller Light', flower.
  106. 'Millie Mac', a mutation discovered by F. T. McConnell on a wild collected form of R. austrinum.
  107. Monarda didyma, bee-balm. Good for butterflies and hummingbirds.
  108. 'Morning Star', a Glenn Dale hybrid (center) with two sports.
  109. 'Mrs. Emma Jones', a Garrett hybrid.
  110. 'Narcissiflorum', a Ghent hybrid, not to be confused with the evergreen double Mucronatum of the same name.
  111. 'Narcissiflorum', a double form of Mucronatum, aka 'Shiro-manyo' its Japanese name.
  112. 'Nels Pete', origin unknown.
  113. Orchid Roblar 'Orange Charm', an SLC (Sophrolaeliocattleya) or multigeneric hybrid.
  114. Orchid Gold Digger 'Orglades Mandarin', an LC (Laeliocattleya) or bigeneric hybrid.
  115. Orchid Colmanara Wildcat 'Perfume Lily', a Colmanara (made up of Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium) or multigeneric hybrid.
  116. 'Oriflamme', a Glenn Dale hybrid.
  117. 'Osaraku', a Kurume hybrid, aka 'Penelope' and Wilson #17.
  118. 'Oxydol', a Knap Hill hybrid.
  119. 'Oxydol', 2nd view.
  120. 'Oxydol', 3rd view.
  121. 'Parfait', a Harris hybrid.
  122. 'Parfait' x 'Ho-oden', one of my early crosses that shows the influence of 'Ho-oden'.
  123. 'Pocono Pink', parentage unknown. an unnamed rescue by Nancy Swell and Rosalie Nachman from a local Richmond, Va nursery in 1979 --- named, introduced, and registered by Nancy Swell. See THE AZALEAN, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 58-59.
  124. 'Polypetalum', a Satsuki hybrid.
  125. 'Pryored', a USDA introduction in honor of Robert Pryor. See THE AZALEAN, Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 32.
  126. Pryor's 75-305, Pryor's yellow evergreen azalea, taken at the US Nat. Arboretum.
  127. 'Raggedy Ann', a Gable hybrid (not mentioned in Hybrids and Hybridizers).
  128. 'Red Tip', a Robin Hill hybrid.
  129. Rhododendron 'Calsap', an elepidote rhododendron.
  130. Rhododendron 'Calsap', 2nd view.
  131. Rhododendron 'Calsap', 3rd view.
  132. Rhododendron calendulaceum, the flame azalea, a yellow form obtained from the Glenn Dale Plant Introduction Station.
  133. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum, formerly called metternichii.
  134. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  135. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  136. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  137. Rhododendron eastmanii, the May white azalea.
  138. Rhododendron kaempferi, white form.
  139. Rhododendron kaempferi, white form.
  140. Rhododendron makinoi, plant.
  141. Rhododendron mariesii, plant, Maries azalea.
  142. Rhododendron mariesii, flower.
  143. Rhododendron mariesii, R. schlippenbachi, and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  144. Rhododendron mariesii, R. schlippenbachi, 'Coral Bells', and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  145. Rhododendron mariesii and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  146. Rhododendron minus, flower.
  147. Rhododendron oldhamii , foliage, Oldham azalea. Note the hairs on stems, leaves, everywhere.
  148. Rhododendron oldhamii , foliage.
  149. Rhododendron periclymenoides, flower, Pinxterbloom azalea.
  150. Rhododendron periclymenoides , foliage.
  151. Rhododendron simsii and 'Vittatum'. Contrary to Wilson and Rehder, Lee, and Galle, I don't believe they are related.
  152. Rhododendron tashiroi, plant.
  153. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  154. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  155. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  156. Rhododendron tashiroi, R. mariesii, and R. schlippenbachi, flower comparison (L to R).
  157. Rhododendron vaseyi, the pinkshell azalea, the flower form differs slightly from most of the American native azaleas
  158. 'Rivermist', a Harris hybrid.
  159. Rosa 'Nacogdoches', a Texas SuperStar Plant introduction which is foolishly being renamed 'Grandma's Yellow'.
  160. 'Robleo', an Encore hybrid, marketed under the name Autumn Belle (TM), PPAF as of 7-1-08.
  161. S99-9, of unknown origin, and sold for many years by Frank White in Lanham, Maryland.
  162. S99-9, 2nd view, appears in Frank White's 1983 catalog, p 8 in a three gallon container.
  163. 'Salmon Solomon', a sport of 'Southern Charm', note the odd sector, possibly a reversion. (Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, SFA Mast Arb., Nacogdoches, TX, 2007.
  164. Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle', a hybrid pitcher plant.
  165. 'Satrap', a Glenn Dale hybrid, derived from B32140, see above.
  166. 'Satrap', 2nd view, should give the appearance of red stripes on a white flower.
  167. 'Satrap', 3rd view, this is what most people have for 'Cinderella'.
  168. 'Satrap', 4th view, is capable of showing white stripes on red, red stripes on white, white self, red self, and irrgular white margin.
  169. 'Schroeder's White Glory', a Schroeder
  170. 'Seattle White', a USDA hybrid rescued from the Glenn Dale Plant Introduction Station and introduced at the 1995 ASA National Meeting in Rockville, Maryland.
  171. Seed Pod, deciduous azalea.
  172. 'Shiro-manyo', a double form of Mucronatum, aka 'Narcissiflorum' --- not to be confused with the deciduous yellow Ghent.
  173. 'Shiro-manyo', 2nd view.
  174. 'Shinkigen', a Satsuki hybrid, quite variable, although the irregular white margin seems to be the predominant flower.
  175. 'Shinkigen', a Satsuki hybrid, 2nd view.
  176. 'Shinkigen', a Satsuki hybrid, 3rd view.
  177. Stewartia pseudocamellia, a medium sized flowering tree for those who are tired of dogwoods.
  178. 'Takoma Park', a Morrison hybrid, aka 'City of Takoma Park'.
  179. USDA 328, an unnamed Beltsville hybrid obtained from the Ten Oaks Nursery.
  180. 'Varnadoe's Apricot', a Varnadoe (austrinum) hybrid.
  181. 'Varnadoe's Apricot', a Varnadoe (austrinum) hybrid.
  182. 'Vittatum', formerly 'Vittata Fortunei' and histoically important as a major contributor to the Glenn Dale hybrids.
  183. 'Vittatum', white with stripes and extremely variable, considered by many to be responsible for much of the color instability found in the Glenn Dale hybrids.
  184. 'Vittatum', similar in many respects to Dewey Garrett's cultivar 'Mrs. Emma Jones'.
  185. 'Vivation', a Harris hybrid, aka Harris 170-A.
  186. 'Wildfire', a Glenn Dale hybrid.
  187. 'Wildfire', 2nd view, an unusual color with a frilly edge.
  188. 'Wildfire', 3rd view.
  189. 'Yellow Cloud', a Hyatt hybrid.
Animals and Other
  1. American Toad, Bufo americanus, making more toads. Note the eggs in the lower left.
  2. Azalea Plant Bug (APB), (adult), Rhinocapsus vanduzeei, on native azalea, a little red bug with a real big bite.
  3. Azalea Plant Bug (APB), (adult), Rhinocapsus vanduzeei, lace bug predator and a pollen eater.
  4. Birch Catkin Bug, (adult), Kleidocerys resedae, a seed eater common on birches and ericaceous shrubs.
  5. Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus. a frequent visitor who just cannot get enough sunflower seeds.
  6. Boxelder bug, (nymph) Boisea trivittata.
  7. Boxelder bug, (nymph) 2nd view, sometimes Leptocoris trivittatus in older literature.
  8. Boxelder bug, (nymph) 3rd view.
  9. Boxelder bug, (nymph) 4th view.
  10. Boxelder bug, (nymph) 5th view, credit the photo to Stuart Levy --- shows what an expensive camera can do.
  11. Boxelder bug, (nymph) 6th view, credit the photo to Stuart Levy --- leaves one with the impression of a four door sedan.
  12. Citrus Flatid Planthopper, (adult) , Metcalfa pruinosa. The nymphs produce a mealybug-like white flocculent.
  13. Cooper's Hawk (juvenile), Accipiter cooperii
  14. Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, on low and unusual perches.
  15. Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina ssp, carolina.
  16. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, I had never seen a chipmunk climb a tree.
  17. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, With cheek pouches bulging with Dogwood berries, it ran down the tree trunk like a squirrel.
  18. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, cute but has a taste for Gumpos and other Satsuki azaleas.
  19. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, also has an affinity for Gladiolus, both flowers and foliage.
  20. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, Joey (see below) is faster overall but can't match the turns and broken field running.
  21. Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
  22. Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum in cherry tree.
  23. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male and both female forms, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  24. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  25. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male, sometimes listed as Pterourus glaucus.
  26. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, yellow form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  27. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, yellow form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  28. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, dark form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  29. Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cuneay (later instar) on blueberries.
  30. Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cuneay (note the distinctive paired dark spots on each segment).
  31. Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, one really big fish eater.
  32. Green Frog, Rana clamitans, resting on water fringe or floating heart, Nymphoides peltata.
  33. Joey, a miniature pinscher, born April 22, 2004 --- stands all of fourteen inches at the shoulder --- but he plays much bigger.
  34. Joey, approaching four years of age --- older, wiser, and heavier.
  35. Leaffooted Bug, (nymph) Leptoglossus phyllopus.
  36. Leaffooted Bug, (nymph) Leptoglossus phyllopus 2nd view, on the underside of a lepidote rhododendron leaf.
  37. Leaffooted Bug, (nymph) Leptoglossus phyllopus 3rd view, on the underside of a lepidote rhododendron leaf.
  38. Leaffooted Bug, (nymph) Leptoglossus phyllopus 4th view, ventral view.
  39. Monarch, Danaus plexippus, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  40. Northern Cardinal (male), Cardinalis cardinalis
  41. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, , a female, curiously --- the red on the belly is not obvious on either sex.
  42. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, a healthy looking specimen.
  43. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes There are times when Mother Nature seems quite unkind.
  44. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (immature), Archilochus colubris on cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
  45. Sand Tiger Shark, Carcharias taurus *** Who said gardening wasn't dangerous?
  46. Sand Tiger Shark Image #1, Carcharias taurus *** Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the garden.
  47. Sand Tiger Shark Image #2, Carcharias taurus *** Would hate to be on the business end of one of these babies.
  48. Sand Tiger Shark Image #3, Carcharias taurus *** A smile only a mother or a chondrichthyologist could love.
  49. Sawfly, Nematus sp., possibly Nematus corylus, feasting on Corylus avellana 'Contorta' or Harry Lauder's walking stick (common names are corkscrew filbert and contorted hazelnut).
  50. Towhee, adult male, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, a ground feeder more often heard thrashing around in the underbrush than seen.
  51. Towhee, adult male, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, it is uncommon in my neighborhood but it is an attractive bird with red eyes.
  52. White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus