Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Colorans’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. I have found no reference to this azalea and no description.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Delicata’
Presumably a cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet but I have found no specific description of this azalea. It may be synonymous with Azalea delicata nova, described by Lemaire in Illustration Horticole. The flower illustrated is a long-tubed, single, pinkish lower segments and an apricot upper segment. [IH pl.75, fig.10/1855]. A number of azaleas are illustrated, apparently with a parentage involving ‘A. pontica, calendulacea, viscosa, sinensis etc.’
Rhododendron indicum ‘Duc de Brabant’
;A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet, Duc de Brabant’ has semi-double, rose-coloured flowers, with deep red spots towards the base of the petals. It was bred by C. van Loo. [IH p.182 vol. 4/1858]. Scarlet flowered and early flowering. Advertisement from Bainbridge & Hewison, Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists, York. [Gard. Chron. 1856].
Rhododendron indicum ‘Dunbarri’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. I have found no reference to this azalea and no description.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Edmondsii’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. I have found no reference to this azalea and no description.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Exquisita’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet, Azalea exquisita is ‘a pale pink with white margin and rich rose-coloured blotch and spots. It is a first-rate variety, and deserves to be in every collection. Plant five feet by four.’ [FC p.136/1848].
Rhododendron indicum ‘Fielderiana’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. Probably the plant listed as Azalea Fielderiana in Addenda to Paxton’s Dictionary [1849 edition] as a white flowered evergreen shrub, introduced in 1847. [PD].
Rhododendron indicum ‘Fimbriata’
Probably a cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. but I have no description at present.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Formosa’
Probably a cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. ‘This species [Rhododendron simsii Planch.] grows in all the temperate parts of China and in south Formosa. […] It delights in rocky places, preferably cliffs, thin, dry woods and thickets, blossoms profusely, and its wealth of red flowers makes it one of the most conspicuous of all shrubs. The habit is twiggy and much-branched with a maximum height of three metres, but averaging about half this height.’ [Wilson & Rehder p.46].
Rhododendron indicum ‘Georgiana’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. I have found no reference to this azalea and no description.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Gledstanesii’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. ‘White, the centre having a tinge of green, and the flower has occasional streaks and spots of rosy-scarlet. A separate blossom from two and a half to three inches across. The plant was five feet high by four across, and was literally covered with flowers. It is a beautiful kind, and ought to be in every collection.’
Rhododendron indicum ‘Jenkinsonii’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet, this azalea is listed as good garden varieties by later editions of Paxton's Dictionary but without description. I have found no other description.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Macrantha’
‘Macrantha’, synonym ‘Macrantha Orange’, is a reddish-orange clone of Rhododendron indicum Sweet, with a low and compact habit. [Galle]. Paxton's Dictionary described macrantha rubra and macrantha superba as good garden varieties.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Macranthum’
Probably a form of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. I have no specific description but the name macranthus suggests that it had particularly large flowers.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Mirabilis Rosea’
An uncertain identification but probably a hybrid of Rhododendron indicum Sweet. Macarthur lists it amongst his Indica Azaleas.
Galle describes ‘Mirabilis, an old Ghent Hybrid, as existing in two forms, purplish yellow, probably mirabilis superba, and pink, probably mirabilis rosea. If this is the correct identification then it is likely that both forms were grown at Camden Park. Azaleas considered hardy in England included ‘Mirabilis’. [Gard. Chron. 1849]. Paxton's Dictionary includes mirabilis in its list of good garden varieties, but not mirabilis superba or rosea.
