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A compact variety with a fantastic strong apricot colour or orange-pink flowers edged with a slightly more edged borders, May

A dome shaped plant with ovat, medium-sized leaves. Flowers are bell-shaped, a colourful persian rose, May

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Neat upright variety. Small sea green leaves, bronzy when young. Dainty little bell shaped flowers, pale primrose, freckled deeper yellow. Not suitable for cold exposed gardens., March-April

Pale pink flowers with a light yellow throat. Bristly foliage with reddish- purple peeling bark; outstanding variety. Needs a sheltered site., May

Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site. Pale lavender flowers with darker coloured frilly petal margins. Ernest Inman is sister seedling., late May

Apricot - salmon pink, May

Low growing spreading shrub with dark green leaves. Crimson scarlet flowers in neat trusses. Does well in a sunny position., April-May

Beautiful open shrub. Fragrant white flushed pink flowers up to 9 cm across, Needs good drainage. Winter freeze kills flower buds. More hardy than typical edgeworthii; worth trying outdoors., April-May

Forms a domed shaped shrub, wider than tall. Large trumpet shaped bright red flowers. One of the most popular of the smaller-growing red hybrids. This form has dark red-brown young leaves and is slightly more upright in habit., April-May

Trusses of pale rosy-lilac flowers, often streaked deeper pink. Has a degree of alkalinity resistance. Fairly rare hybrid which grows well in the colder areas of the country ., April-May

Fine pure blood red fls, long-lasting.R. strigillosum like foliage. Excellent early red, If you have a fairly sheltered site, this is a must, one of our favourites with great flowers and foliage can ask for more., April

Low growing staying fairly compact, if grown in a sunny sheltered position. Grey green leaves, with a fawn indumentum below. Scarlet shaded orange flowers., May

Vivid crimson pink buds open rich bright rose, April-May

Compact evergreen with apricot buds opening to pale yellow flowers. Hardy here but may be a bit bud tender in cooler areas. Clearly has Maddenia series parentage, found at Nymans. Unknown otherwise. Gillian is correct, not Julian, May

Dark sage green foliage on a neat bush. Flowers bright salmon pink, funnel-shaped irregular- coloured calyx on a loose truss of 4-7 (Rothschild), May-June

Flowers edges reddish orange with golden yellow throat on a compact bush., May

A low growing compact shrub. Bears salmon pink buds which open to soft yellow, then fade to pale yellow with faint yellow spots., late May

Neat compact low growing shrub, ideal in a open site. Yellow tringed pink flowers late May. One of Waterer's Seven Dwarves, late May

Compact , spreading hybrid. White flowers tinged with pink, greenish yellow stain at throat. Winter freeze kills flower buds., May, Scented

Neat compact dark green shrub, ideal in a open site. Large ball shape trusses of white flowers tinged lilac, yellow spots .(A.Waterer, Son & Crisp) 1972 One of Waterer's Seven Dwarves, late May

all-shaped trusses with slightly fragrant flowers are a light yellow with a bright carmine throat and intense yellow flairs., April

Low bush, wider than high. but rich pink. Some autumn flowers., April-May, September-Oct

Rose pink, raised by Lowinsky, intro by Horlick, May

Huge trusses of perfect satin pink flowers, ringed with deeper pink band. Attactive foliage on a strong stemmed plant. Named clone of Walloper grex., May

Compact rhododendron with dark, glossy leaves with a brown indumentum on the underside. Clear Pink, May-June

Low growing spreading variety. Bright green leaves, with a thick fawn coloured indumentrum below. Bright red flowers in loose trusses. Keeps its colour better in light shade., April-May

A compact shrub with flowers of apricot pink, fading to buff., May

White with currant red blotch which fades primrose yellow. Upright, well branched plant with glossy foliage., May

Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site. Salmon pink buds opening to white flowers with light, fuchsia-purple flushing on lobes, rose-bengal on reverse. Vigorous, compact plant., late May-June

Large pinkish white, edged red on all lobes without blotch. Tall, vigorous plant, with long, dark green leaves. Named clone of Walloper grex., May

Large pink trumpet flowers in a loose cluster. Darker version of Pink Pearl, May

Deep Pink edges with white centres; upright plant as wide as tall. This hybrid is also known as A W Hardy., May

Frilled vibrant deep pink flowers with a scarlet blotch in a conical truss,, March-April

Compact upright bushy evergreen with small leaves and lax trusses of sulphur yellow flowers with dark spots. Buds rather tender - often abort over winter in Sussex., April-May

Upright but compact in full light. To 1m. Covers itself in violet -blue flowers., April-May

Upright , but compact in full light, to 1m, covered in bright lobelia blue flowers., April-May

Compact, bushy evergreen shrub with domed truss of funnel-shaped, wavy-edged flowers, red in bud, opening to pale yellow in centre with rich pink edges., Late June

Red buds opening to rose pink flowers, with a large rosy crimson blotch on the inside of the top petals. Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site.One of Waterer's Seven Dwarves, late May

Compact habit, dark green leaves. Bright orange flowers, flushed purple., May-June

Very dense growing. Small pale green leaves covered above when young with a powdery white indumentum. Vibrant salmon rose flowers with a creamy yellow centre. Ideal in a open site., late May

Neat compact shrub with an upright habit, ideal in a open site. Geranium scarlet flowers in neat trusses., late May

Upright spreading habit, stayi ves. Pale apricot flowers in loose trusses. Distinctive colour; have seen it looking very good planted next to the shrub rose 'Nevada', late May-June

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Outstanding variety. A low growing, medium sized compact shrub with deep green, glossy, rounded leaves. Bears pink buds which open to creamy-white flowers with pink flushes. Requires neutral or acid soil. ., early May

Upright spreading shrub, staying compact when planted in a sunny sheltered position. Narrow dark green slightly hairy leaves. Delicate cream flowers, flushed pink, trumpet-like. Distinctive and worthwhile., late May-June

Pure white rolled back at the edges with a lime/yellow blotch, May

Very attractive compact shrub with red growth buds in winter. Khaki green leaves with creamy fawn indumentum below. freely produces large bright cherry pink flowers,, May

The form in cultivation is a hybrid. True species may be the same as, and the correct name for, Rh ambiguum., April

Early flowers of pink-red trumpets in a lax flower head on a compact, low evergreen shrub., April-May

Compact shrub if grown in full light.. Attractive light brown peeling bark. Dark green leaves,hairy above and fringed with longer stiff hairs. white flowers. Confused with R Snow Lady., March-May

Popular plant, compact in full light. Neat dark green leaves, reddish brown below. Fleshy bell-shaped crimson flowers. needs good drainage Highly recommended., April-May

Upright habit. Narrow light green leaves, hairy. Small pink flowers in tufts at the end of the stems. A unique species, unlike any other hardy rhododendron., February-March

Neat rounded habit. Dark green narrow leaves with a recurved habit, curving downwards at the tips. Thick tawny indumentum below. New growth in autumn, covered with a fluffy white indumenyum. Soft pink flowers,June.Unsuited to frost pockets., June