The RSBG Is Now Offering an Expanded Inventory for Pick up and Shipping, Which Includes the Plants That We Sell at Our Onsite Plant Sales Pavilion
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The RSBG is now offering an expanded inventory for pick up and shipping, which includes the plants that we sell at our onsite Plant Sales Pavilion. Your purchases directly fund the mission of the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. We hope you enjoy the catalog and are happy with the plants you receive. Thank you for your support! See below for the current plant catalog and visit our website to find the plant order form. Please note that we need three business days to process orders. We offer three ways to submit your plant order: Mail Orders: Please mail your completed order form to - Rhododendron Species Foundation P. O. Box 3798 Federal Way, Washington 98063-3798 Fax Orders: Send your completed order form via fax to 253-838-4686. E-mail Orders: You may submit your completed order form via [email protected]. Orders received via email will receive confirmation of receipt. Please do not send your credit card information via email. Call 253-838-4646 to submit your credit card information over the phone. If you wish to verify receipt for faxed or mailed orders, please call 253-838-4646 or email us at [email protected]. Members: Members get more! A 10% discount will be applied to your order. Please note your Membership number on your plant order form. If you recently joined and do not have a Membership number yet, please make a notation on your order form that you recently purchased a Membership. Not a member yet? Join online! International Shipping: We do not ship internationally at this time. We will ship internationally later this year for Fall Distribution. A note about plant ordering and COVID-19: Your safety is our top priority. Our team is taking extra measures to protect our customers, which includes a deep cleaning and disinfecting regimen. We also handle all the plants and invoices with gloves. Credit Card Information via Phone: Payment must be made by credit card. Please provide this information at the time of order by calling 253-838-4646. Please note that our offices are open Monday – Friday between 9 and 3pm. We accept MasterCard and Visa. If you are sending your order through fax or mail: You are welcome to call to provide your credit card information over the phone. That said, you can also choose to include your credit card information on your order form. You must include your card number, expiration date, signature, and bank verification number on the order form. All of this information must be included or your order cannot be processed. Invoice: An invoice will be included with your shipment. The invoice will show the plant subtotal plus shipping and handling charges. For shipments within Washington State, sales tax will be added to the plant subtotal. Your will not be charged until after shipment or pickup. Pick up can be arranged by appointment only for local customers. Please call 253-838-4646 or e-mail [email protected] to make arrangements. Pick up hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 3pm. Once you make your appointment, we will send your invoice and detailed directions via email on how to navigate to our office. Staff members will not be available to assist you at the time of the pick-up. Your credit card will be charged on the day of the pick-up. You must provide this information at the time of the order. Plants are guaranteed to be in good health when shipped and true to name; however, the authenticity of seedlings from wild collected sources cannot be guaranteed. Packing and shipping may damage tender shoots. We are not responsible for damage in transit. In the event of breakage or loss, please enter claims with the carrier and notify us immediately. If you are not satisfied with your plants for any reason, please call the RSF office WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS OF RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. We want you to be happy with your plants and value your support. Rhododendron species Size Price Description An easy and attractive species that is not often seen in gardens. Smooth narrow leaves and bell-shaped pink to deep rose or lilac flowers in early Rhododendron anthosphaerum $12.00 spring. Shade tolerant and a strong grower. From seed collected in the wild. Very floriferous with age and valued for its brightly-colored, very early flowers. Rounded evergreen shrubs with glandular-sticky new growth and more or less bristly stems. A beautiful foliage plant, this species has shiny dark green leaves with deeply impressed veins. The lower leaf surface is covered with a Rhododendron crinigerum $25.00 distinct yellowish to yellow-brown or tan indumentum. The bell-shaped flowers are white to pink or rose, often striped pink with a darker blotch and/or spots. A fine woodland species, best in light shade. Open-growing evergreen shrubs with smooth and shiny peeling bark. The distinctive glossy leaves are extremely attractive with a heavily puckered Rhododendron edgeworthii B $11.00 (bullate) texture above and a thick tawny indumentum below. The large and fragrant white flushed deep rose flowers appear in mid-spring. Requires sharp drainage and great in a container. A Maddenia new to cultivation, closely related to nuttallii but typically with narrower foliage that is more strongly glaucous-white beneath. Very large Rhododendron excellens B $7.00 and fragrant white flowers with a strong yellow-orange blotch in late spring to early summer. Smooth and peeling bark. The hardiest of the larger- flowered maddenias. This famous 1970 Award of Merit form is a dense and prostrate mound with Rhododendron keiskei 'Yaku Fairy' $18.00 pale yellow flowers in mid-spring. A choice rock garden or container specimen. Easy and hardy in the garden. Of all the fantastic big-leaf species in cultivation, this is one of the best all- around garden plants. Easy to grow in light shade, this species has large Rhododendron macabeanum $21.00 rounded leaves with a whitish to buff woolly indumentum on the lower surface. Large and showy yellow flowers, usually with a purple blotch. Fragrant large trumpet-shaped white flowers in early summer and shiny foliage with a robust growth habit. This form has very glossy foliage and a Rhododendron maddenii ssp. crassum $17.00 strong yellow blotch in the throat of the flower. The hardiest form of the species that I have seen and among the best for foliage. Varying in form, this dwarf is generally compact with its small, fragrant leaves Rhododendron russatum $21.00 and small deep purple- blue to pink-lavender flowers. Blooms in mid-late spring. Grows 3' in 10 years in full sun to part shade. One of the most impressive species in the genus. This big-leaf has the largest leaves of any rhododendron. Quite extraordinary as a foliage plant - with Rhododendron sinogrande $29.00 correspondingly large cream to pale yellow flowers and a crimson blotch. These are grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here in the RSBG. An as yet un-identified species from a poorly explored region that may well Rhododendron Subsection Maddenia B $11.00 be a new species. Large white flowers and hairy foliage. Smooth and peeling bark. An evergreen shrub with elliptic deep green leaves. These have a thin but Rhododendron wallichii $16.00 dark brown indumentum on their lower surface, very shiny on the upper. Bell- shaped dark lavender flowers in early spring. One of the finest, easiest and most attractive of all species. Rounded leaves, bronzy new growth and delicate rose, bell-shaped flowers on this form from Rhododendron williamsianum $17.00 the collection at Caerhays. Easy in sun or shade and relatively drought tolerant once established, this is one of the best and most ornamental of all species for general garden use. Rhododendron hybrids Stunning two-toned purple flowers in tight trusses grace this remarkable evergreen cultivar. The upper petal of each flower is nearly covered by a large deep-purple blotch and long white stamen protrude from the center. Rhododendron 'Abe Arnott' $25.00 The overall appearance is almost orchid-like. Plants grow to 5’ tall and wide. A cross of R . ‘Marchioness of Lansdowne’ and R . ‘Lee's Dark Purple’. Full to part sun. Best with afternoon shade, even moisture, and well-drained acidic soil. Superb evergreen azalea with deep pink, fully double, camellia-like flowers in Rhododendron 'Anna Kehr' $19.00 May. 2-3 feet tall and wide in 10 years. Easy in sun or bright shade. Masses of dark rose-pink flowers are borne in large trusses on this mid-sized (6’ tall and wide) evergreen rhododendron. A hybrid of R. griersonianum and Rhododendron 'Anna Rose Whitney' $29.00 R . ‘Countess of Derby’. Full to part sun. Best with afternoon shade, even moisture, and well-drained acidic soil. Stunning dwarf evergreen with widely funnel shaped red flowers in late Rhododendron 'Belva's Joy' $23.00 spring. Long, dark green, glossy leaves have white to tan indumentum beneath. Grows 3' in 10 years forming a dense mound. This is an original Rothschild hybrid (cinnabarinum Roylei Group x ambiguum ) that, due to the ambiguum in its parentage, is considered one of Rhododendron 'Biskra' $19.00 the hardiest of the cinnabarinum hybrids. A beautiful plant bearing clusters of large, hanging and waxy, vermilion bells in late spring. Noted for the striking dark purple splotch on the upper petal, this peaceful evergreen rhododendron will be covered in rich pink-purple flowers in late Rhododendron 'Black Eye' $27.00 spring. The flower buds have a unique appearance and a light coating of indumentum. Grows 5-8’ and can take full sun, though some afternoon shade is probably best.