Baden Baden

Flowers open in funnel-shape, bright red & waxy looking. Lax, round truss has 6 flowers.  Leaves are broadly oval, glossy, twisted & pointed.  Has dense spreading habit & is wider than tall.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 2-feet tall.

Black Magic

Produces openly funnel-shaped, blackish red flowers that are held in ball-shaped trusses of about 12 flowers. A well-branched plant has an upright growth habit. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4-feet tall.

Blitz

Produces wavy-edged dark red flowers that are held in lax trusses of 10 to 14 flowers. Has a dense spreading habit, growing wider than tall. Can tolerate full sun, blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 4-feet tall.

Crimson Pippons

Produces waxy-looking strong red, beautiful flowers that are held in trusses of 10 to 11 flowers. Foliage has moderate orange-yellow indumentum. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 2-feet tall.

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Dark Lord

The dramatic, deep burgundy-red flowers of this evergreen shrub are sure to catch some eyes. A late spring bloomer. Thrives in cooler regions but benefits from protection from winter winds. A versatile landscape shrub for foundation plantings and mixed borders. Reaches roughly 6-feet tall.

Ever Red

The absolute darkest red-purple leaved rhododendron to date with leaves so dark they sometimes appear almost black. This smaller, low growing plant is said to be a shy bloomer, but when it does, the flowers are deep red. Blooms early spring & reaches roughly 2-feet tall.

Firestorm

Rich, bright red, wavy-edged blossoms are over three inches across, held in large, dome-shaped clusters. New leaves are lime green, darkening as they age. Its smaller stature makes this a versatile landscape shrub for foundation plantings and mixed borders. A vigorous, cold-hardy evergreen that can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 4-feet tall.

Fred G. Peste

Produces flowers that are widely funnel-shaped, vivid red coloring that is darker in throat & with deep red spots. Blooms are held in flat trusses of about 14 flowers. Foliage is dark olive green with heavy orange-yellow indumentum & an upright, stiff-branched habit. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 3-feet tall.

Halfdan Lem

Red with pink flowers are openly funnel-shaped with wavy lobes. Conical trusses hold about 11 to 13 flowers. Leaves are long, narrow & a glossy, dark green. An upright grower that can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

Jean Marie de Montague

A dense evergreen shrub that is a highly valued landscape ornamental. Large trusses of showy flowers appear on even young plants. Thrives in cooler regions & tolerates full sun. Very effective in foundation plantings or as an accent.  Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

Nova Zembla

Flowers are bright red with black spots & held in ball-shaped trusses.  Leaves are elliptical-shaped, glossy, thick & dark green.  Has an upright habit & tolerates full sun.  Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

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Ostbo's Red Elizabeth

Has masses of scarlet, funnel campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers.  A rounded & compact shrub which is quite vigorous with an upright habit. The leaves are burgundy red, especially on young growth through the summer.  Blooms in mid spring & reaches roughly 3-feet tall. 

Pearce’s American Beauty

Flowers are openly funnel-shaped, frilly, a strong purplish-red color & held on ball-shaped trusses of about 18 flowers. Has a broad growth habit with decumbent branches. Blooms late spring & reaches roughly 6-feet tall.

President Roosevelt

Pinky red flowers with white in the center are held in conical trusses of about 17 to 24 flowers. Leaves are thick, glossy & have irregular yellow-green variegation. Branches weak and break easily. Has a sprawling habit & can tolerate full shade. Blooms early to mid spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

Scarlet Wonder

Flowers are broadly funnel-shaped, wavy-edged & strong red with some very faint brown spotting in throat.  Produces flat trusses of 5 to 7 flowers.  Leaves are heavily textured & dull, dark green.  Has upright habit & grows twice as wide as tall.  Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 2-feet tall.

Photo courtesy of Van Klavern’s Nursery

Skookum

Produces funnel-shaped, wavy, vivid red flowers that are held in conical trusses of about 20 flowers. Has a dense growth habit& can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 4-feet tall.

Taurus

Flowers are bell-shaped, have vivid, strong red coloring with darker throat & black spots on dorsal lobes. Produces ball-shaped trusses of 16 flowers. Has deep red winter buds, elliptic-shaped leaves with acute apex, rounded base that are dark green.   Afternoon sun protection works best for this plant.  Blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 6-feet tall.

Trilby

Flowers are a deep crimson color with a small black blotch.  Leaves are a matte, grayish-green color & stems are bright red.  Has an open, upright habit, blooms mid spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

Vulcan

Produces deep red funnel-shaped flowers that have wavy lobes. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

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War Dance

Flowers openly funnel-shaped, wavy, a strong red color with black blotch and spotting & held ball-shaped trusses of 17 to 21 flowers. Has a broad, moderately-branched growth habit & can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.

Whitney’s Red

Produces fire engine red flowers that can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 3-feet tall.

Wilgen’s Ruby

Produces bright red funnel-shaped flowers that can tolerate full sun. Blooms mid to late spring & reaches roughly 5-feet tall.