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Rh. 'Patty Bee'
Rh 'Patty Bee'
A dwarf yellow with clear yellow, funnel shaped flowers in a truss of about 6 flowers. Bronzy foliage in winter. Compact habit to 0.4m. A gem- free flowering, very hardy and easy. (September)

Rh. 'Percy Wiseman'
Rh. 'Percy Wiseman'
A yakushimanum hybrid, as seen in the compact habit. Deep pink buds open to flowers in pink, peach and cream, edged with pink and fading to creamy-white. Deep green foliage. Grows to 1.0-1.2m. (October)

Rh. 'Phyllis Korn'
Rh 'Phyllis Korn'
Lovely creamy flowers tinged with pale yellow, becoming deeper in colour with age and with a heavy texture. A good strong plant with a compact habit, growing to about 1.5m. (October)

Rh. 'PJM'
Rh. 'PJM'
(Also seen as 'P. J. Mezitt') An extremely hardy rhododendron, with light purple flowers, carried 4-9 to the truss, and which are both frost-proof and long-stayers. Upright plant growing to 1.2m with a compact habit. (August-September)

Rh. 'Princess Alice'
Rh. 'Princess Alice'
A similar hybrid to the much-loved and more tender 'Fragrantissimum' but with a much better habit and hardier, although a little less fragrant. The scented white flowers open from dark pink buds. Attractive, dark green, furry foliage on a bush to 1.5m. On the 'must-have' list. (September)

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