Rhododendron 'Monte Cristo'
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Rhododendron 'Saffron Star'
Rhododendron 'Saffron Star'
'Star Posy' x unknown



Rhododendron 'Saint Cecilia'
Rhododendron 'Saint Cecilia'
konori var. phaeopeplum x leucogigas

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Saint Cecilia' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : konori var. phaeopeplum (s) X leucogigas
H: P. Sullivan, G: P. Sullivan (pre 1980), N: P. Sullivan, I: Bovees Nursery (1996), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 4-5/domed truss, elongated tubular funnel-shaped, 100x105mm, with 7 wavy-edged lobes, deep pink in bud, opening white (155D), with purplish pink markings at sinuses. Calyx minute, dark red.
Leaves elliptic, 170x70mm, margins decurved, broadly acute at apex, oblique at base, glossy and dark yellowish green (139A) above.
Shrub 1.2x0.9m in 10 years. Variable flowering period.
Syn: 'Cecilia'
(First published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1996)



Rhododendron 'Saint Valentine'
Rhododendron 'Saint Valentine'
viriosum x gracilentum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Saint Valentine' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : viriosum (s) X gracilentum
H: T. Lelliott, G: P. Sullivan (1983), I: Australian Rhododendron Society, REG: Australian Rhododendron Society (1984)
Flowers 3-5/truss, tubular-campanulate, 40x30mm, vivid red (45B).
Leaves elliptic, 40x20mm.
Shrub c0.7m tall.
Syn: 'Valentine'



Rhododendron 'Sally'
Rhododendron 'Sally'
multicolor x salicifolium



Rhododendron 'Salmon Sensation'
Rhododendron 'Salmon Sensation'
aurigeranum x ('Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas)



Rhododendron 'Salmon Star'
Rhododendron 'Salmon Star'
'Star Posy' x unknown



Rhododendron 'Sandy Mitchell'
Rhododendron 'Sandy Mitchell'
(zoelleri x leucogigas) x christi



Rhododendron 'San Gabriel'
Rhododendron 'San Gabriel'
(macgregoriae x aurigeranum) x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'San Gabriel' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : macgregoriae x aurigeranum (s) X 'Doctor Herman Sleumer'
H: T. Lelliott (1971), G: P. Sullivan (1979), N: P. Sullivan, I: W.A. Moynier (1980), REG: W.A. Moynier (1985)
Flowers 8-9/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 30x55mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, pale yellow (11C) with a pink fleck at each sinus; scented. Calyx very small.
Leaves elliptic, 65-100x30-50mm, with close to moderately spaced, tiny brown scales below.
Shrub c0.6x0.8m in 13 years. May and December-January.



Rhododendron 'San Miguel'
Rhododendron 'San Miguel'
(aurigeranum x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer') x leucogigas

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'San Miguel' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : aurigeranum x 'Doctor Herman Sleumer' (s) X leucogigas
H: P. Sullivan (1972), G: W.A. Moynier (1978), N: W.A. Moynier, REG: W.A. Moynier (1994)
Flowers 10-13/domed truss, tubular funnel-shaped (with a straight, narrow tube), opening deep yellowish pink (41D) with a creamy throat, ageing to deep pink (51C); stigma bright green; stamens 14, curved or straight, unequal; slightly scented. Pedicels 25mm long, pinkish maroon.
Leaves elliptic, 152x57mm, concave, acute at apex, cuneate at base, dull green above, scaly; petioles 10mm long, maroon, scaly.
Shrub 1.3x1.4m in 20 years. December-August.



Rhododendron 'San Rafael'
Rhododendron 'San Rafael'
(macgregoriae x aurigeranum) x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'San Rafael' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :parentage unknown
R: unknown (pre 1987)



Rhododendron 'Sarah Meejean'
Rhododendron 'Sarah Meejean'
'Clipsie' x 'Ne Plus Ultra'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sarah Meejean' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Clipsie' (s) X 'Ne Plus Ultra'
H: W.A. Moynier (1981), G: W.A. Moynier, N: W.A. Moynier, REG: W.A. Moynier (1999)
Flowers 12-15/domed truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 50x50mm, with 6-7 wavy-edged lobes, strong reddish orange (42B).
Leaves elliptic, 90x40mm, margins upcurved, broadly acute at apex, cuneate at base, dull and dark green above, with tan scales below and on petioles.
Shrub 0.75x0.9m in 17 years. November-January.



Rhododendron 'Satan's Gift'
Rhododendron 'Satan's Gift'
konori x zoelleri



Rhododendron 'Saxon Blush'
Rhododendron 'Saxon Blush'
'Hot Tropic' x saxifragoides

H, R & N : O. Blumhardt, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Saxon Bonnie Belle'
Rhododendron 'Saxon Bonnie Belle'
'Hot Tropic' x saxifragoides

H, R & N : O. Blumhardt, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Saxon Dawn'
Rhododendron 'Saxon Dawn'
'Hot Tropic' x saxifragoides

H, R & N : O. Blumhardt, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Saxon Glow'
Rhododendron 'Saxon Glow'
'Hot Tropic' x saxifragoides

H, R & N : O. Blumhardt, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Scarlet Beauty'
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Beauty'
laetum x 'Triumphans'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Scarlet Beauty' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum X 'Triumphans'
H: D.B. Stanton, G: D.B. Stanton, I: G. Langdon, REG: G. Langdon (1982)
Flowers 13/truss, light orange- yellow (22B), lobes vivid reddish orange (33A).



Rhododendron 'Scarlet Halo'
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Halo'
aurigeranum x ('Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas)



Rhododendron 'Scarlet O'Hara'
Rhododendron 'Scarlet O'Hara'
zoelleri x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer'

H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Scarlet Queen'
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Queen'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Scented Sun'
Rhododendron 'Scented Sun'
retivenium x 'Tropic Glow'



Rhododendron 'Scotchburn White'
Rhododendron 'Scotchburn White'
Natural hybrid - macgregoriae x unknown

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Scotchburn White' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron: probably a natural hybrid: grown from seed wild-collected in New Guinea by G.L.S. Snell as ANRS 136
S: G.L.S. Snell (1981), G: G.L.S. Snell (1985), N: G.L.S. Snell (1985), I: G.L.S. Snell (1993-1994), REG: G.L.S. Snell (1992)
Flowers: 8-12/full truss, campanulate, 25x35mm, with 5 smooth-edged lobes, buds green, opening white (155A) with yellowish white (155D) lobes, unspotted; strongly scented.
Leaves: ovate, 85x55mm, margins upcurved, glossy green above, obtuse at apex, cordate at base, with a silvery, scaly indumentum on young foliage.
Shrub 1.0 x 0.8m in 11 years. May flower at any time throughout the year.



Rhododendron 'Semper Fidelis'
Rhododendron 'Semper Fidelis'
(laetum x leucogigas) x konori

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Semper Fidelis' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum x leucogigas X konori
H: P. Sullivan (1974), G: P. Sullivan (1980), N: P. Sullivan, REG: P. Sullivan (1993)
Flowers 7-9/flat-crowned truss, open funnel-campanulate with a long, narrow tube, 89x89-114mm, with 5 wavy-edged and crenulate lobes, white, with the inner tube light yellow; stamens 14, straight, equal; pistil straight; strongly scented. Pedicels 19mm long, light green.
Leaves elliptic, 140x64mm, broadly acute at apex, cuneate at base, with scales; petioles 16mm long, light green.
Shrub of erect habit, 1.2x0.9m in 19 years. March-August.



Rhododendron 'Seventh Heaven'
Rhododendron 'Seventh Heaven'
konori x 'Fireflash'

H, R & N : R. Currie, New Zealand



Rhododendron 'Shantung Pink'
Rhododendron 'Shantung Pink'
((konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum) x leucogigas) x laetum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Shantung Pink' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : (konori var.phaeopeplum x viriosum) x leucogigas X laetum
H: J.L. Rouse, G: G.L.S. Snell (1988), N: G.L.S. Snell, I: Vireya Venue (1990), REG: Vireya Venue (1991)
Flowers 8-10/truss, campanulate, 80x110mm, 6-lobed, tube strong pink (49A), throat strong yellowish pink (32C); scented.
Leaves oblong, 170x95mm.
Shrub 2.0m. Spring-autumn.



Rhododendron 'Shantung Rose'
Rhododendron 'Shantung Rose'
((konori var. phaeopeplum x viriosum) x leucogigas) x laetum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Shantung Rose' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : (konori var.phaeopeplum x viriosum) x leucogigas X laetum
H: J.L. Rouse (1980), G: J.L. Rouse (1987), N: G.L.S. Snell, I: Shrublands Nursery (1987), REG: Shrublands Nursery (1988)
Flowers 5/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 60x100mm, 6-lobed, deep pink (520), fading with age.
Leaves elliptic, 100x55mm, hairless.
Shrub 1.0m tall. Spring.



Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Pie'
Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Pie'
'Salmon Sensation' x javanicum



Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Sunset'
Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Sunset'
'Salmon Sensation' x javanicum



Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Warning'
Rhododendron 'Shepherd's Warning'
'Salmon Sensation' x javanicum



Rhododendron 'Shogun'
Rhododendron 'Shogun'
'Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas



Rhododendron 'Show Stopper'
Rhododendron 'Show Stopper'
Awaiting parentage details



Rhododendron 'Silken Shimmer'
Rhododendron 'Silken Shimmer'
konori x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer'



Rhododendron 'Silver Star'
Rhododendron 'Silver Star'
Star Posy x unknown



Rhododendron 'Silver Thimbles'
Rhododendron 'Silver Thimbles'
'Orania' x anagalliflorum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Silver Thimbles' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron: 'Orania' X anagalliflorum
H: O.S. Blumhardt (1983), N: O.S. Blumhardt (1985), I: Lyndale Nurseries, REG: O.S. Blumhardt (1990)
Flowers 3/truss, 30x38mm, 5-lobed, white flushed deep purplish pink (55A) at base of throat and tube; lobes cut to half length of corolla; filaments deep purplish pink (55A). Calyx 1mm long, red.
Leaves elliptic, 25x10mm, deep glossy green above, scaly.
Bushy plant to 0.6m. Flowering at any time throughout the year.



Rhododendron 'Simbu Goldstrike'
Rhododendron 'Simbu Goldstrike'
'Simbu Sunset' x 'Simbu Sunset'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Simbu Goldstrike' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :'Simbu Sunset' X 'Simbu Sunset'
H: A. Gray, G: A. Gray, N: G.F. Smith, REG: G.F. Smith (1990)
Flowers 4-6/truss, open funnel-shaped, 75x90mm, 5-lobed, vivid yellow (17C), slightly darker (17A) in the throat; anthers brown; stigma green. Calyx 1mm long, green. Pedicels 50mm long, red on upper side.
Leaves elliptic, 100x50mm, with brown scales (soon lost on upper surface).
Shrub 1.0x0.85m. Repeat-flowering.



Rhododendron 'Simbu Sunset'
Rhododendron 'Simbu Sunset'
laetum x zoelleri

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Simbu Sunset' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum (s) X zoelleri
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott, N: G.F. Smith, I: G.F. Smith, REG: G.F. Smith (1984)
Flowers 4-6/truss, funnel-shaped, 60x80mm, 5-lobed, strong reddish orange (31A), shading to brilliant orange-yellow (21B) in centre of lobes and in the throat, outside of tube brilliant orange.
Leaves elliptic, 80-100x40-80mm, with sparse brown scales. Stems deep red in first year.



Rhododendron 'Sir George Holford'
Rhododendron 'Sir George Holford'
javanicum x unknown

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sir George Holford' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :derived from javanicum
I: Earl of Morley (1930), REG: IRA (1958)
Flowers broadly expanded, orange-yellow, shaded red on margin of corolla.
AM 1930



Rhododendron 'Sirunki Lake'
Rhododendron 'Sirunki Lake'
Natural hybrid - possibly dielsianum x macgregoriae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sirunki Lake' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : natural hybrid, possibly macgregoriae x dielsianum, obtained pre-1985 under collection number USDA 382-B
N: L. Sorensen-Smith (1996), I: Bovees Nursery (1996), REG: L. Sorensen-Smith (1999)
Flowers 3-8/lax truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 32x32mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, moderate yellowish pink (38B) inside and out, the tube pale yellowish pink (27D) near the calyx. Calyx minute, green.
Leaves elliptic, 65x30mm, flat, broadly acute at apex, cuneate at base, semi-glossy and moderate olive green (137A) above, scaly.
Shrub 0.75x0.75m in 10 years. Flowering intermittently throughout the year.
(First published in Bovees Nursery cat., 1996)



Rhododendron 'Snow Drift'
Rhododendron 'Snow Drift'
'Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x 'Angi Gita'



Rhododendron 'Snow Maiden'
Rhododendron 'Snow Maiden'
leucogigas x unknown



Rhododendron 'Softly Softly'
Rhododendron 'Softly Softly'
'Dr. Hermann Sleumer' x leucogigas

R: O. Blumhardt, New Zealand, N: J. Kenyon, New Zealand.



Rhododendron 'Solar Flare'
Rhododendron 'Solar Flare'
viriosum x (konori x 'Dr. Hermann Sleumer')

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Solar Flare' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : viriosum (s) X konori x 'Doctor Herman Sleumer'
H: D. Brown (1986), G: D. & P. Brown (1993), N: D. & P. Brown (1996), I: Browns Nursery (1996), REG: D. & P. Brown (1996)
Flowers 7-12/flattened truss, funnel-shaped, 55x60mm, with 6-7 smooth-edged lobes, deep purplish pink (55A) at edges, shading to light purplish pink (55C) on tube, unspotted; carnation-scented. Calyx 1.5mm long, rich red.
Leaves elliptic, 110x70mm, margins upcurved, acute at apex, cuneate at base; young foliage glossy copper above and below, dark green above when mature (paler below), scaly; petioles and midribs below dark red.
Shrub 1.5x2.0m in 8 years. Early summer and late autumn. Relatively hardy for a vireya.



Rhododendron 'Souvenir de J. H. Mangles'
Rhododendron 'Souvenir de J. H. Mangles'
'Crown Princess of Germany' x javanicum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Souvenir de J.H. Mangles' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : 'Crown Princess of Germany' (s) X javanicum
R: J. Veitch & Sons, N: J. Veitch & Sons, REG: IRA (1958)
Lobes chrome orange, suffused rose pink, centre light rose, tube pale yellow.
FCC 1888



Rhododendron 'Spanish Fire'
Rhododendron 'Spanish Fire'
(macgregoriae x zoelleri) x (laetum x konori var. phaeopeplum)



Rhododendron 'Spoked Wheel'
Rhododendron 'Spoked Wheel'
Parentage unknown



Rhododendron 'Starburst'
Rhododendron 'Starburst'
herzogii x unknown



Rhododendron 'Star Posy'
Rhododendron 'Star Posy'
jasminiflorum x unknown

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Star Posy' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : jasminiflorum X unknown
H: T. Lelliott, G: E.B. Perrott, N: O.S. Blumhardt (1984), REG: O.S. Blumhardt (1984)
Flowers 10-15/truss, 50-60x50mm, salverform, light but vivid pink.
Leaves oblanceolate, 70-100x20-30mm, with scattered, small, dark scales when young, glossy.



Rhododendron 'Star Shower'
Rhododendron 'Star Shower'
(laetum x aurigeranum) x retusum



Rhododendron 'Strawberry Fields'
Rhododendron 'Strawberry Fields'
'Satan's Gift' x javanicum ssp. brookeanum



Rhododendron 'Strawberry Parfait'
Rhododendron 'Strawberry Parfait'
konori var. phaeopeplum x zoelleri



Rhododendron 'Sugared Ginger'
Rhododendron 'Sugared Ginger'
'Bold Janus' x baenitzianum



Rhododendron 'Summer Glow'
Rhododendron 'Summer Glow'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x 'Clare Rouse'



Rhododendron 'Sunburst'
Rhododendron 'Sunburst'
'Gardenia Odyssey' x (laetum x aurigeranum)



Rhododendron 'Sunny'
Rhododendron 'Sunny'
christianae x macgregoriae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sunny' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : christianae (s) X macgregoriae
H: B. Clancy, G: B. Clancy, I: G.L.S. Snell, REG: G.L.S. Snell (1985)
Flowers 8-15/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 20x20mm, vivid yellow (15B), lobes strong yellowish pink (33C).
Leaves elliptic, 80x30mm.
Shrub 2.0m.



Rhododendron 'Sunny's Brother'
Rhododendron 'Sunny's Brother'
christianae x macgregoriae



Rhododendron 'Sunny Splendour'
Rhododendron 'Sunny Splendour'
macgregoriae x christianae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sunny Splendour' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron :parentage unknown
R: unknown (pre 1995)



Rhododendron 'Sunset Fantasy'
Rhododendron 'Sunset Fantasy'
(laetum x zoelleri 'Golden Gate') x (zoelleri x leucogigas)

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sunset Fantasy' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum x zoelleri 'Golden Gate' X zoelleri x leucogigas
R: G.L.S. Snell (1986), N: G.L.S. Snell, I: Shrublands Nursery (1987), REG: Shrublands Nursery (1988)
Flowers 5-8/truss, long tubular funnel-shaped, 50x80mm, 5-6-lobed, brilliant orange-yellow (21B) inside with lobes vivid orange (28B) edged vivid reddish orange (34B); outside brilliant orange-yellow (21B).
Leaves elliptic, 100x50mm, hairless.
Shrub 1.0m tall. Spring.



Rhododendron 'Sunset Gold 50'
Rhododendron 'Sunset Gold 50'
aurigeranum x unknown



Rhododendron 'Super Duper'
Rhododendron 'Super Duper'
laetum x unknown



Rhododendron 'Superfleur'
Rhododendron 'Superfleur'
leucogigas x zoelleri



Rhododendron 'Sweet Beatrice'
Rhododendron 'Sweet Beatrice'
rubineiflorum x macgregoriae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sweet Beatrice' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : rubineiflorum X macgregoriae (yellow form)
H: J.L. Rouse, G: G.L.S. Snell (1988), N: G.L.S. Snell, I: G.L.S. Snell, REG: G.L.S. Snell (1989)
Flowers 3-4/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 30x15mm, 5-lobed, vivid reddish orange (33B), fading.
Leaves ovate, 20x10mm.
Shrub 0.15m tall. Autumn



Rhododendron 'Sweet Mac'
Rhododendron 'Sweet Mac'
Natural hybrid - inconspicuum x macgregoriae

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sweet Mac' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : inconspicuum x macgregoriae, a natural hybrid raised from seed collected in the wild
R: L. Searle, I: G.L.S. Snell, REG: G.L.S. Snell (1982)
Flowers 7-9/truss, moderate reddish orange (41C).



Rhododendron 'Sweet Marni'
Rhododendron 'Sweet Marni'
leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret' x konori 'White Giant'

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sweet Marni' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : leucogigas 'Hunstein's Secret' X konori 'White Giant'
H: J. Rouse (early 1990s), N: R.A. Mitchell (2004), REG: R.A. Mitchell (2004)
Flowers broadly funnel-shaped, 8/truss, horizontally disposed, with an elongated tube and 7 wavy-edged, deeply cut lobes; corolla 205mm long x 190mm wide; moderately scented; dark reddish purple in bud, opening yellowish white (155D) inside and out; with two small pink spots at the base of each lobe. Truss 225mm high x 425mm wide.
Leaves 205x95mm, elliptic, broadly obtuse apex, rounded base, slightly v-shaped; semi-glossy and moderate olive green (137A) above; no scales visible to the naked eye.
Shrub 1.2m high x 0.9m wide in 9 years, intermediate habit. Mid May.



Rhododendron 'Sweet Wendy'
Rhododendron 'Sweet Wendy'
laetum x konori var. phaeopeplum

International Rhododendron Register entry:
'Sweet Wendy' cv.
Lepidote rhododendron : laetum X konori var.phaeopeplum
H: R.M. Withers, G: R.M. Withers (c 1978), N: G.L.S. Snell, I: Vireya Venue (c 1980), REG: G.L.S. Snell (1990)
Flowers 3/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 60x60mm, 5-lobed, tube vivid yellow (15B), lobes deep pink (51C).
Leaves elliptic, 80x40mm, hairless.
Shrub 1.0m. Autumn-Spring.








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