5. The blotched corner
Rhododendron cultivars with blotched flowers.
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A great number of Rhododendron species have blotches on the petal tubes, often purple-colored, more rarely greenish yellow. They serve as guidelines for insects in search of nectar or pollen. For rhodoholics they give the flower a particular beauty.
These blotches are particularly conspicuous in R. caucasicum and R. maximum, used as parents for some of the more spectacular cultivars. R. maximum is a parent of the German cultivar 鈥楬umboldt鈥� 鈥� a long time favourite (although there are now improved successors such as 鈥楰okardia鈥�). R. caucasicum has, however, been the most important of the two. Amongst its offspring, 鈥渢he maculate, noble ladies鈥� (across the road) are among the more important. Others include the beautiful 鈥楳rs. Furnival鈥� and her 鈥榗hildren鈥� some of which are grouped around her here, e.g. 鈥楳rs. Furnival鈥檚 Daughter鈥�, 鈥楬achmann鈥檚 Diadem鈥� and 鈥楬achmann鈥檚 Charmant鈥�.
Also in the collection: 'Azurro', 'Bariton', 'Belle Heller', 'Blau Jungs', 'Blue Boy', 'Blue Peter', 鈥楥herry Cheesecake', 'Edeltraud', 'Edwin O. Weber', 鈥楨xtraordinaire', 'Hachmann's Picobello', 'Hyperion', 'Ice Music', 'Kabarett', 'Kokardia', 'Kordesa', 'Le Progres', 'Loch Faskally', 'Marley Hedges', 'Marsalla', 'Mercator', 'Metallica', 'Mrs. T.H. Lowinsky', 'Olin O. Dobbs', 'Peter Alan', 'Pfauenauge', 'Sapporo', 'Schneeauge', 'Trail Blazer', 'Winter Spice'
