Rhododendron 'Kadam'
(leucogigas
x zoelleri) x leucogigas
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Rhododendron 'Kamrau Bay'
(laetum
x zoelleri) x (laetum x zoelleri)
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Rhododendron 'Kapo'
hellwigii
x 'Ne Plus Ultra'
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kapo' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : hellwigii X 'Ne Plus Ultra'
H: J.Rouse (c.1990), G: (1998), N: (2002), REG: R.A.
Mitchell (2002)
Flowers 5/dome truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 90mm long
x 90mm wide, 5 wavy-edged lobes; vivid red (52A) throughout,
unmarked. Calyx lobes 6mm long, strong red (53D). Truss
100mm high x 200mm wide.
Leaves 125x65mm, elliptic, acuminate apex, cuneate base,
downcurved margins; semi-glossy and deep yellowish green
(141A) above.
Shrub 1.5mhigh x 0.9m wide in 10 years, intermediate
habit. Oct-Dec.
Named for Hawaiian goddess of sorcery.
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Rhododendron 'Karaka Gold'
laetum x
'Saxon Dawn'
H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand
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Rhododendron 'Kiandra'
zoelleri
'Island Sunset' x javanicum ssp. brookeanum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kiandra' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : zoelleri 'Island Sunset' X javanicum
ssp. brookeanum
H: B. Clancy (1978), G: B. Clancy (1982), N: B. Clancy
(1991), REG: B. Clancy (1992)
Flowers 7-14/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 45x90mm,
5-6-lobed, vivid reddish orange (30B).
Leaves lanceolate, 130x45mm, flat, matt green above,
hairless.
Shrub 0.6x0.33m in 3 years. January-May (Australia)
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Rhododendron 'King Solomon'
zoelleri
x leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret'
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'King Solomon' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : zoelleri (Mount Hagen form)
(s) X leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret'
H: J.L. Rouse (1984), G: B. Clancy (1990), N: B. Clancy
(1997), I: Vireya Valley Nursery (1997), REG: Vireya
Valley Nursery (1997)
Flowers 5/flat truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 58x130mm,
with 6 flat-edged lobes, buds deep purplish pink (54B)
on lobes, shading to pale yellow (11D), opening inside
strong red (53D) shading to light yellow (11B) in the
throat; outside strong red (53D); unspotted.
Leaves elliptic, 140x60mm, flat, matt green above, acute
at apex, cuneate at base, with light brown scales when
young.
Shrub 1.3x0.7m in 10 years. October-March (Australia)
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Rhododendron 'Kisses'
'Tropic
Glow' x (viriosum x macgregoriae)
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kisses' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Tropic Glow' X viriosum x macgregoriae
H: O.S. Blumhardt (1980), G: O.S. Blumhardt (1984),
N: O.S. Blumhardt, I: O.S. Blumhardt (1987), REG: O.S.
Blumhardt (1987)
Flowers 4-7/truss, 45x55mm, 5-lobed, tube light greenish
yellow (6D), both inside and out, lobes deep yellowish
pink (43C). Calyx 1mm long, green.
Leaves elliptic, 65x35mm, light green, with minute scales;
petioles deep red.
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Rhododendron 'Krakatoa'
Awaiting
parentage details
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Rhododendron 'Kurt Herbert Adler'
konori var.
phaeopeplum x viriosum
International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Kurt Herbert Adler' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konorii var. phaeopeplum X lochiae
H: T. Lelliott, G: Strybing Arboretum, N: Strybing Arboretum,
I: Strybing Arboretum (1974), REG: Strybing Arboretum
(1974)
Flowers 7-8/flat truss, narrow tubular funnel-shaped,
5(-6) lobed, 70x40mm, mandarin red (17/3), deeper (17/1)
in the throat; strongly carnation-scented. Calyx minute,
with narrow lobes, beige.
Leaves broadly elliptic, 80x50mm, glossy, bright green
and slightly bullate above, brown scaly below.
Shrub 35x50cm in 6 years. New growth covered in orange-brown
scales. February-September.
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Rhododendron 'Kyoshi'
'Gardenia
Odyssey' x unknown
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