R. 'Showboat' Web Specials

R. 'Showboat' Web SpecialsHybridized by Dr. Phetteplace of Leaburg, Oregon in the 1960's. The R. degronianum ssp. yakushimanum parentage makes this one stay compact and of smaller stature. The plant in the photo is in our garden and is 30 years old. It flowers reliably with lots of flowers every year. The plant will grow to 4 5 ft tall in 10 years. Great for the moonscape garden where all flowers are pure white.

The funnel

Holland in the 1950's

When you buy one of our Gift Cards

and reputed to be one of the best yellow flowering Magnolias available today

but with these parents we would guess it will be hardy to zone 7

What happens when you cross a yellow flowering rhododendron with a very dark

deep purple blotch on the uppper lobe

'Nancy Evans' x (R

but the winter foliage that starts out orange then shades to red will be the real show

The genus was named using the Greek words 'kallos' meaning "beautiful" and 'stemon' meaning "stamens" in reference to the long conspicuous and colorful stamens that characterize the flowers of this genus

then dark orange and red in late fall

canary-yellow blossoms