Home & Garden Mimeo # HG51A

Azalea and Rhododendrons:

Disease and Insect Resistant Plants
The following list of resistant Azaleas and Rhododendrons is not exhaustive but is meant to be a guide for problem sites.
Evaluate the landscape qualities of these selections carefully and select plants that will fit your landscape plan. Prepare
your soil properly and improve drainage if necessary.

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Rhododendron Species
Phytophthora
Botryosphaeria
Leaf Notching Weevils
Lacebugs
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R. burmanicum
X
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R. cuneatum
X
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R. dauricum
X
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R. Davidsonianum Serenade
X
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R. delavayi
X
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R. desquamatum
X
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R. fastigiatum
X
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R. ferrugineum
X
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R. glomerualtum
X
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R. heliolepis
X
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R. hemsleyanum
X
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R. hyperethrum
X
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R. impeditum
X
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R. intricatum
X
___R.
_____lapponicum
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R. minus
X
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R. occidentale
X
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R. pseudochrysanthum
X
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R. poukanense
X
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R. quinquefolium
X
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R. sanctum
X
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R. scintillans
X
___R.
_____simsii
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___R.
_____websterianum
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R. yakusimanum

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Rhododendron Hybrids
Phytophthora
Botryosphaeria
Leaf Notching Weevils
Lacebugs
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Boursault
X
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Caroline
X
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Cunninghams White
X
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English Roseum
X
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LeBars Red
X
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Martha Isaacson
X
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Pink Trumpet
X
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Professor Hugo de Vries
X
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Red Head
X
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Roseum Elegans
X
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Roseum 2
X
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Azalea Cultivars
Phytophthora
Botryosphaeria
Leaf Notching Weevils
Lacebugs
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Formosa
X
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Fakir
X
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Merlin
X
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Corrine Murrah
X
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Hampton Beauty
X
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Higasa
X
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Glacier
X
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Rose Greeley
X
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Polar Seas
X
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Redwing
X
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Fred Cochran
X
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Chimes
X
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Alaska
X
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New White
X
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Shin-ki-gen
X
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Rachel Cunningham
X
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___Pink
__________Gumpo
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Eikan
X
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Sweetheart Supreme
X
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Pink Supreme
X
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Morning Glow
X
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Macrantha

Deciduous Azalea Cultivars

Powdery Mildew
Rust
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Red Velvet
X
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Buzzare
X
X
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Rapture
X
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Red Letter
X
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Blazae

Prepared by: David L. Clement and Mary Kay Malinoski, Regional Specialists, Home and Garden Information Center, Ellicott City,
MD. University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension at College Park.