new_huisman_rhododendrons

	® Rhododendron 'Helen Martin' This already named hybrid is for sale since 2002 and many rhododendron lovers have it in their garden. Latest figers show, that it is becoming more popular!! It probably is a cross with Rh. Cunningham's White' and Rh. 'Cosmopolitan'. The plant grows quite compact to about 4 feet in 10 years. It always depends of fertilizing and sunlight or more shade The plant itself is very beautiful with concave dark green leathery leaves, remaining on the plant for 4 years!! The flowers open dark margenta red, then turn into a pink-red flower with a white center and in this center a dark blotch. With a red edge. After a week or so it gets lighter, like all rhodos do, but the flowers will remain at least 3 weeks, depending on the weather, much sun or less sun. In a protected area about 4 weeks, which is quite a long time for a rhodo flower! Propagation is very easy and quick! Coldhardiness is very good to at least - 24 C.\ -12F. Flowering time May.
	® Rhododendron 'Double Dots' Gold medal Rhodo 2010 in Westerstede, Germany. This is seedling Z. 512, a cross between Rh. 'Whitney's Tigerlily' x (Rh. 'Graf Lennart' x Rh. calophytum). The special thing about this hybrid are the double flowers, which means, that the normal tiny green calyx leaves have turned into large petals with the same colour as the normal petals. Light pinkish white with dots all over all the petals, a 'heritage' of the mother Rh. 'Whitney's Tigerlily'. Growth is upright to about 5 feet in 10 years. Hardy to at least -5F (-21 C) Flowering time is mid May.
	® Rhododendron 'Gerstenkorn' Cross Z. 01-98 - a complicated cross of Rh. 'Whittney's Tigerlily' x (Z. 90 x Rh. yakushimanum FCC). Z. 90 is Rh. 'Cunningham's White'' x Rh. 'Sappho'. You can see the influence of the female parent because of the dots, mostly on the upper lobes. And Rh. 'Sappho' plays her role in the blotch which is dominant in next generations. Special is also, that this blotch devides in 4 parts on 2 lobes. See larger photo. The plant habit is quite low and compact - in 10 years about 2-and a half feet (70 cm) with short dark leaves and more or less red flower buds. Hardiness till at least -5 F( - 21 C). Flowering time in May. Named after a nurserist in Westerstede, who is selling some of my new hybrids. Not nominated this year.
	® Rhododendron 'Lily Dance' This (Z. 00-13) is a cross of (Rh. yakushimanum FCC x Rh. 'Goldkrone' ) x Rh. 'Whitney's Tigerlily' . Again this last male parent playes an important role - I brought it back home from the 1993 ARS Convention when we visited the Whitney nursery in Brinnon, WA. This cross - see the large photo on top richt (click on it) has very special flowers. The calyx petals are narrow, bearing a blotch as a repeat from the blotch in the normal petals. Because the trusses are quite open, this is visible very well. It resembles the short dancin skirts of a ballerina. Quite unique! Plant growth is strong upgoing to about 5-6 feet in 10 years. Flowering time is mid May. Hardiness to about -10F (-24C). Not yet nominated.
	® Rhododendron 'Limonanda' Z. 03-43 = a cross with Rh. brachycarpum as the female parent, the father is unknown, which happens in more cases........Nice really bright yellow flowers on an upgrowing plant, hardy to at least -10F, probably hardier, which is not surprising, because the mother is a very coldhardy species.Height about 5 to 6 feet in 10 years. Flowering time is May. Not yet nominated.
	® Rhododendron 'Prinses Máxima' Silver medal Rhodo 2010 Westerstede, Germany. This is a very complicated cross: (Z. 91 x Z. 94) x Rh. 'Whitney's Tigerlily'. Z. 91 is Rh. 'Goldkrone' x Rh. yakushimanum, Z. 94 is Rh. 'Cosmopolitan' x Rh. 'Scintillation'. Z. 94 had a lot of dots, and this cross has even much more dots, spread all over the lobes. And in this case on the double flowers!! This hybrid could become a bestseller, also because of the name of the Dutch princess, who is married with the Crown prince of the Netherlands, Willem Alexander. On the larger picture you can see the doubleness of the fine flowers. Very soft pink-white and darker red dots. The calyx petals are as big as the normal petals, sometimes even bigger. Very unusual. The trusses are not so big, and this is a good thing, because with rainy weather the trusses don't hang down!! Quite strong upright growing plant of 5 feet in 10 years. Flowering time is mid May. Coldhardy to at least -5F (-21 C)
	.® Rhododendron 'Split Up' A cross with the female parent Rh. 'Furnivall's Daughter' with bright pink flowers, which are splitted at the base of each flower. The honour for this hybrids is to a bee or other insect, not for me. Insects can be very good breeders!! Each flower has a small golden brown blotch. The leaves are rather broad and large on a broad medium high growing plant. The petioles are more or less purple. A sturdy plant and hardy to at least -5F (-21 C). Flowering time first half of May.
	® Rhododendron 'Sun Fire' Gold medal Rhodo 2010 Westerstede, Germany! This cross (Rh. 'Rotgold' x Rh. 'Amaretto') x Rh. dichroanthum yellow variety offers a special colour arrangement. The inner side of the flowers is soft yellow and the outer edge pink-orange. On the three upper lobes is a golden blotch of many dots. At a distance it looks bright (2 coloured) orange, a colour which is very popular nowadays. The plant growth is compact with narrow leaves. The new leaves are nice bronze. Growth is quite broad up to 3 to 4 feet in 10 years. The plant itself is hardy to at least -5F (-21 C) - the flowers hardy to 0F, a temperature that is not very common in the last 10 years here in western Europe. Flowering time is mid May. A strong plant in flower beauty and winterhardiness!!
	® Rhododendron 'Dear Barbara' Siver medal Rhodo 2010 Westerstede, Germany. Rhododendron 'Dear Barbara' is a cross of Rh. 'Vulcan's Flame' X Rh. yakushimanum FCC. Appealing 2-coloured pink trumpet shaped flowers of pink to almost white after some days. Outside of the flowers remains more darker pink. The trusses are a bit open, so that this is visible. The plant grows quite compact with nice narrow lanceolate leaves. Very floriforous and with nice habbit! Flowering time mid May. Rather compact growing - 3-4 feet in 10 years - and coldhardy flowers and plant to at least -5F (-21C).This year 2010 for sale for nurserists, not private yet. Very floriforous! See album 4.

All of these 9 new Rhododendron hybrids are officially registered with "The International Rhododendron Registrar, The Royal Horticultural Society's Garden", the RHS in Engeland. Besides I registered a special logo, so if you see this logo

® you know that this is a 'TH-Rhodo" a Huisman Rhododendron. May be next years there will be more new introductions.
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