(2008) A hybrid raised by Danny Little – it is of unknown parentage, but may have been named at Swarthmore (Lister). It is located off the trail on the east side of the fallen giant oak, just south of a large R. ‘Cynthia’.
Current Selections
ClearRhododendron 'Bellringer'
(1999) A Consolini hybrid from the Kellam collection with white flowers with a yellow blush that are fragrant. It is a little “shy to bloom”. Located on the trail, just west of the fallen giant oak and just south of the bench. On the other side of the fallen oak is a large ‘Cynthia’.
Rhododendron speciosum#1
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. The more recent species name is flammeum and it is somewhat variable in color. It is located very close to the giant oak on its east side. The accession number is 81-V-060.
Rhododendron roseum #1
(1994) This azalea is also known as species ‘prinopyllum’. It is located on the trail, perhaps 40 feet from the intersection with the Long Branch East Trail, and beside R. ‘Roseum Elegans’.
Rhododendron prunifolium#4
(2008) This azalea is located off the trail, on the western edge of a large collection of native herbaceous plants, in the area known as the Hickory Gap. It is just on the northside of R. ‘A. Bedford’. It has red flowers, usually in mid-summer.
Rhododendron prinophyllum #1
(Unknown date) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. It is located close to the fallen giant oak, on its east side, not far from R. speciosum. The species prinophyllum is also known as roseum.
Rhododendron mucronulatum #1
(Before 1980) This old azalea is very close to the fallen giant oak (on its west side). It is just off the trail, near the bench, and is the earliest bloomer of any azalea in the Glen, with pink flowers.
Rhododendron fortunei #1
(Before 1980) This species is located in the Hickory Gap, close to the water line pipe, and just west of R. ‘Vulcan’.
Rhododendron flammeum x canescens
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. This plant is a natural hybrid and is located close to the fallen giant oak, on its east side.
Rhododendron bakeri #2
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. It is located on the trail, at the far north end of the area, near the large Clethra acuminata shrub. The species name is now known as cumberlandense.
Rhododendron (unlabelled azalea) #9
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. It is close to the fallen oak, on its east side, and close to R. prinophyllum.
Rhododendron (unlabelled azalea) #8
(2008) This azalea has an unknown history. The label says “National Azalea unknown”, as though it were sent to UNCC by some azalea society? It is located in the Hickory Gap, just southeast of the azalea, R. ‘My Mary x op’.
Rhododendron (unlabelled azalea) #7
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. This unknown azalea is located on the trail, at the far south end of the area, west of ‘Yak x Mars’.
Rhododendron (unlabelled azalea) #6
(1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. This unknown azalea is located on the trail, in the south end of the open area, and not far from the fallen giant oak.
Rhododendron 'Zanzibar'
(1997) From the Kellam Collection, located on the hillside in the area with several Magnolia trees, and at the northern edge of the Hickory Gap area. A Dexter hybrid with apricot-beige flowers, like Dexter’s Champagne.
Rhododendron 'Yelton' #3
(Before 1980) This old Yelton hybrid is located on the trail, just north of the fallen giant oak, beside an old, very sprawling, unlabelled rhodo (probably another Yelton).
Rhododendron 'Yak x R'
(2009) This Yakushimanum hybrid is located on the trail, about 50 feet from the intersection with the Long Branch East Trail and just south of R. roseum.
Rhododendron (unlabelled rhodo) #11
(Before 1980) This unlabelled plant is large and spreading around the base of a large tulip tree. It is located at the northern edge of the area known as the Hickory Gap
Rhododendron (unlabelled rhodo) #10
(Before 1980) This old, unknown rhodo is very close to the fallen giant oak, on its west side. It is located near the stump end of the fallen oak.
Rhododendron (unlabelled rhodo) #9
(Before 1980) This rhodo was cut back from a very tall size, and its identity is unknown. It is located in the area known as the Hickory Gap, at the eastern edge of a grove of sassafras trees and close to the water pipe line.
Rhododendron (unlabelled rhodo) #8
(Before 1980) This plant is located just north of ‘Zanzibar’, on the hillside close to some Magnolia trees. It is probably a Yelton hybrid.
Rhododendron (unlabelled rhodo) #7
(Unknown date) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. It is located very close to the fallen giant oak, and just south of R. ‘Cynthia’.
Rhododendron 'Vulcan's Flame' #1
(2005) This hybrid was created by Lancaster, taking the same parents as the well known hybrid, ‘Vulcan’, but crossing them in reverse order. The result is similar to ‘Vulcan’, but is more compact and more heat resistant. The flower is the same on both plants, a fiery orange-red color. The plant is located off the trail, just west of R. Roseum, in the area with some Magnolia trees.
Rhododendron 'Vulcan' #1
(Before 1980) This hybrid is located on the trail just north of a large oak tree, in the area known as the Hickory Gap. It is at the southern edge of a large collection of native herbaceous plants.
Rhododendron 'Van Nes Sensation' #1
(Before 1980) This is a very old hybrid, since ‘Van Nes Sensation’ was among the earliest of the rhodos planted in the Glen. It is located on the trail in the area known as the Hickory Gap. It is fairly close to the huge stump-end of the fallen giant oak tree.
Rhododendron 'Unlabelled Dexter Hybrid'
(Before 1980) This old hybrid has the foliage of a Dexter plant, but its identity is lost. It is located on the trail, near the intersection with the Long Branch East Trail, and just south of R. ‘Van Nes Sensation’.
Rhododendron 'Sprawling Yelton'
(Before 1980) This sprawling old plant is unlabelled, but probably a Yelton hybrid. It is located on the trail, just north of the fallen giant oak.
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' #2
(Before 1980) This sprawling plant is located on the trail, about 30 feet from the intersection with the Long Branch East Trail.
Rhododendron 'My Mary' #1
(2009) This azalea is located on the trail near a large oak tree, in the area known as the Hickory Gap. It is at the southern edge of a large collection of native herbaceous plants.
Rhododendron 'My Mary x op'
(2001) This open pollinated azalea is located off the trail in the Hickory Gap. It is close to being in line with the bench that is near the fallen giant oak.
Rhododendron 'Lovell Loomis' #1
(2012) Research does not show anything about this hybrid. It is located off the trail in the area with some Magnolia trees (north of Hickory Gap). It is close to a large oak leaf hydrangea, and just south of ‘Vulcan’s Flame’.
Rhododendron 'Fragrant Yelton' #1
(Before 1980) This old Yelton hybrid has flowers with a nice fragrance. It is located in the area containing some Magnolia trees, on the north edge of the Hickory Gap, near R. ‘Zanzibar’.
Rhododendron 'Cynthia' #1
(Before 1980) This plant is located in the “Azalea Hill” open area created by the fallen giant white oak. Most plants in this area are azaleas with a few small trees and herbaceous plants. It is very close to the fallen giant oak (east side), and is at the south end of the open area. This plant is widely planted in the Glen and is probably the toughest of our large leaved rhododendrons – a real “ironclad”.
Rhododendron 'Anna Rose Whitney' #1
(Before 1980) This hybrid was a favorite of the garden’s founder, Dr. Hech. It is a very vigorous grower that rapidly grows into a very large plant, with large pink flowers. It is located on the hillside known as the Hickory Gap, at the south edge. It has been cut back to a single plant, just off the trail near the intersection of the Giant Oak and Stone Bridge trails.
Rhododendron 'A. Bedford' #1
(Before 1980) This old hybrid has been cut back from its generally very tall growth habit. It is located just on the southside of R. prunifolium, in the area known as the Hickory Gap. It is on the western edge of a large bed of native herbaceous plants.