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R. smirnowii

Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	PonticaClick to see all Pontica

In cultivation since: 1886

First described: 1886, (Trautv.

Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter

(1809-1889)

Germany, Mitau

Botanical-short: Trautv.

)

Origin: N.E Turkey and Caucasus 800-2300 meter

About smirnowii : "After M. Smirnow, friend of its discoverer Baron Ungern-Sternberg"

Corolla: funnel-campanulate
Leaves: oblanceolate

Habit: terrestrial

epiphytic = living on dead organic material (decaying trees f.i)
terrestrial = in soil (like in your garden)

Winter: evergreen
Bloomtime: late midseason
Hardiness: H5

H0 = 0 °C (32 F)
H1 = -7 °C (20 F)
H2 = -12 °C (10 F)
H3 = -15 °C (5 F)
H4 = -18 °C (0 F)
H5 = -24 °C (-10 F)

Predominant color: pink

Height

Height
The figures listed here are the observed size in the natural environment.

The exact location (altitude, sunlight, soil, climate) can influence growth considerably

: 300 cm. (10ft.)

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R. smirnowii per country:
(could be a clue for heat/cold-tolerance)

Finland : 16
Netherlands : 15
Canada : 6
United States : 4
Sweden : 3
Germany : 2
France : 2
Denmark : 1
Poland : 1
Norway : 1

Natural Hybrids
charadzeae =(smirnowii x ungernii)
kesselringii =(smirnowii x ponticum)

Clones / selections

'Dace', 1963, Kondratovičs, Rihard, Riga, Latvia

'Glasnost', unknown, ,

'Hank Schannen', unknown, ,

'Vodka', 1991, Rothschild, Edmund Leopold de, Southampton, UK

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Photo by	Hank Helm
Date	27 May, 2006
Location	Chimacum Woods Garden, Washington, USA
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Photo by	Garth Wedemire
Date	16 May, 2012
Location	Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada
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Millenium form

Photo by	Peter Norris
Date	22 May, 2010
Location	Westerstede Expo [near Bremen] , Germany
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Photo by	Staffan Bodén
Date	May, 2009
Location	Sjöbo, Sweden
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Photo by	Garth Wedemire
Date	16 May, 2012
Location	Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada
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Photo by	Coen Zonneveld
Date
Location	Diepenveen, Netherlands
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Photo by	Garth Wedemire
Date	08 May, 2004
Location	Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA
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Photo by	Everard Daniel
Date	08 May, 2008
Location	Nymans Gardens, Sussex UK
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Photo by	Everard Daniel
Date	08 May, 2008
Location	Nymans Gardens, Sussex UK
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Photo by	Staffan Bodén
Date	27 May, 2013
Location	Private garden, Sjöbo, Sweden
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Photo by	Kristian Theqvist
Date	15 June, 2007
Location	Tallin Botanical Garden

Photo by	Herman Van Ree
Date	02 September, 2009
Location	Nunspeet, Netherlands

smirnowii 'Hank Schannen'
Rhododendron smirnowii

narrow leaf selection smirnowii ‘Hank Schannen’ from Rare Find Nursery

Photo by	Peter Norris
Date	29 May, 2014
Location	Private garden, Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7
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smirnowii 'Hank Schannen'
Rhododendron smirnowii

narrow leaf selection smirnowii ‘Hank Schannen’ from Rare Find Nursery

Photo by	Peter Norris
Date	29 May, 2014
Location	Private garden, Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7
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Parentage according the IRRC of the Royal Horticultural Society

Hybrids / cultivars where R. smirnowii is directly involved: show indirect inv.
'Abendleuchten', 1990, Müller, Heinz, ,	'Fabia Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'Aesthetica', 1960, Lancaster, Ben, F., Lackamas Gardens, Camas, Washington, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. bureavii
'Alborada' (photoClick to see more information Alborada), 1978, Brueckner, J.B., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	'brachycarpum ssp fauriei x Inamorata Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'Arnita', Gertnere, D., ,	R. *smirnowii* x ?
'Aurora' (photoClick to see more information Aurora), 1961, Scholz, J., ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'C.S. Sargent'
'Bellefontaine' (photoClick to see more information Bellefontaine), 1958, Pike, R.B., ,	R. fortunei ssp fortunei x R. *smirnowii*
'Bellrose', 1972, Vossberg, P.D., Westbury Rose Co., Long Island, New York, USA	R. *smirnowii* x 'Lady Armstrong'
'Bruns Sirius', 1955, Bruns, J Nursery, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany	'Pink Pearl' x R. *smirnowii*
'Case Hoogendoorn', 1965, Mehlquist, G.A.L, Storrs, Connecticut, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Chalk Talk', 1988, Ogdon, B.J., ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'Crest'
'Crete' (photoClick to see more information Crete), 1962, Lancaster, Ben, F., Lackamas Gardens, Camas, Washington, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Daisy' (photoClick to see more information Daisy), 1902, Seidel, T.J., Dresden, Germany	'Mrs Millner' x R. *smirnowii*
'Delila' (photoClick to see more information Delila), Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x 'Mrs Milner'
'Delp's Mama Mia', 1995, Emerson, G.C, ,	'Mary Belle' x R. *smirnowii*
'Desiderius', 1902, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	'Mrs Millner' x R. *smirnowii*
'Dietrich' (photoClick to see more information Dietrich), 1894, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	'Mrs Millner' x R. *smirnowii*
'Donar' (photoClick to see more information Donar), 1894, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	'Mrs Millner' x R. *smirnowii*
'Dorothy Swift' (photoClick to see more information Dorothy Swift), 1964, Mehlquist, G.A.L, Storrs, Connecticut, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Elaine Pagel Paden', 1988, Stanley Hall, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Elisabetae Group', 1958, No hybridiser registered, ,	R. caucasicum x R. *smirnowii*
'Ella' (photoClick to see more information Ella), 1903, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x 'Mrs Millner'
'Erna' (photoClick to see more information Erna), 1895, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x 'Mrs Millner'
'Fabia Group x smirnowii', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Fabia Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'fortunei x smirnowii', unknown, ,	R. fortunei ssp fortunei x R. *smirnowii*
'Gabriel' (photoClick to see more information Gabriel), 1958, Swain, G.S., Researh Station, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada	'Doctor H.C. Dresselhuys' x R. *smirnowii*
'Goody Goody' (photoClick to see more information Goody Goody), 1965, Michener, M.W., ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. catawbiense
'Gradito' (photoClick to see more information Gradito), 1982, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Blurettia' x R. *smirnowii*
'Heinrich Peiffer', 1972, Behring, R., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Mist Maiden'
'Hello Dolly' (photoClick to see more information Hello Dolly), 1974, Lem Halfdan, Seattle, Washington, USA	'Fabia' x R. *smirnowii*
'Ibsen' (photoClick to see more information Ibsen), 1954, No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x ?
'Jane Grant', 1994, No hybridiser registered, ,	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
'Katherine Dalton' (photoClick to see more information Katherine Dalton), 1932, Gable, J.B., Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. fortunei ssp fortunei
'King of Shrubs x smirnowii', No hybridiser registered, ,	'King of Shrubs' x R. *smirnowii*
'Krish', Gertnere, D., ,	R. *smirnowii* x ?
'Lajka' (photoClick to see more information Lajka), 1966, Scholz, J., ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'C.S. Sargent'
'Lunik' (photoClick to see more information Lunik), 1961, Scholz, J., ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'Mrs Charles S Sargent'
'Margret' (photoClick to see more information Margret), 1928, Heinje, D., Jeddeloh, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x ?
'Nachtigall', 1982, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	'Impi Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'Nathalie' (photoClick to see more information Nathalie), 1967, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	'Elizabeth Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'Newa', 1967, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x R. catawbiense 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum'
'Odessa', 1967, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	'Fabia Group' x R. *smirnowii*
'Oh My!', 1968, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Patricia', Gertnere, D., ,	R. *smirnowii* x ?
'Pohjola's Daughter' (photoClick to see more information Pohjola's Daughter), 1992, Uosukainen, Marjatta, Dr. Mrs., Laukaa, Finland	'Cunningham's White' x R. *smirnowii*
'Polar Star' (photoClick to see more information Polar Star), 1902, Koster M. & Sons, Boskoop, Netherlands	R. *smirnowii* x 'Doncaster'
'Rebe', 1907, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	R. catawbiense x R. *smirnowii*
'Regine Meltzer' (photoClick to see more information Regine Meltzer), 1989, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Odessa x Spätlese' x R. *smirnowii*
'rex x smirnowii' (photoClick to see more information rex x smirnowii), No hybridiser registered, ,	R. rex ssp rex x R. *smirnowii*
'Rinaldo', 1915, Seidel, T.J.R., Dresden/Grüngräbchen, Germany	'Mrs Milner' x R. *smirnowii*
'Saint Michel' (photoClick to see more information Saint Michel), 1974, Uosukainen, Marjatta, Dr. Mrs., Laukaa, Finland	R. brachycarpum ssp tigerstedtii x R. *smirnowii*
'Schameneck's Glow', 1964, Schamenek, J., ,	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
'Schlaraffia' (photoClick to see more information Schlaraffia), 1973, Horstman, G., ,	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
'Schneverdingen' (photoClick to see more information Schneverdingen), 1973, Horstman, G., ,	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
'Silver Lady' (photoClick to see more information Silver Lady), 1973, Horstman, G., ,	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
'Smirboy', 1964, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'China Boy' x R. *smirnowii*
'smirnowii x America', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'America'
'smirnowii x bureavii', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. bureavii
'smirnowii x catawbiense', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. catawbiense
'smirnowii x fortunei', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. fortunei ssp fortunei
'smirnowii x griersonianum', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. griersonianum
'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'Lady Bessborough Group'
'smirnowii x rex' (photoClick to see more information smirnowii x rex), Flavell, Richard, New Haven, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. rex ssp rex
'smirnowii x yakushimanum', No hybridiser registered, ,	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Sputnik' (photoClick to see more information Sputnik), 1966, Scholz, J., ,	R. *smirnowii* x 'C.S. Sargent'
'Today and Tomorrow' (photoClick to see more information Today and Tomorrow), 1964, Mehlquist, G.A.L, Storrs, Connecticut, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
'Toronto' (photoClick to see more information Toronto), 1978, Brueckner, J.B., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	'Janet Blair' x R. *smirnowii*
'Wolga' (photoClick to see more information Wolga), 1967, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	R. *smirnowii* x R. catawbiense 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum'
'Yaku Frills' (photoClick to see more information Yaku Frills), 1967, Lancaster, Ben, F., Lackamas Gardens, Camas, Washington, USA	R. *smirnowii* x R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
'Yakunowii', 1975, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x R. *smirnowii*
Hybrids where clones/selections of R. smirnowii are involved (alphabetical per clone)
'Aivars Lasis', 1985, Kondratovičs, Rihard, Riga, Latvia	R. smirnowii 'Dace' x 'Purple Splendour'

Indirect involvement of R. smirnowii in cultivars: (cultivar = direct child/cultivar of smirnowii)
'Danuta' (photoClick to see more information Danuta), 1987, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Bellefontaine' x 'Lumina x Perlina'
'Ulrike Jost' (photoClick to see more information Ulrike Jost), 1987, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Bellefontaine' x 'Lumina x Perlina'
'Bajazzo', 1957, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Daisy' x 'Oldenburg Group'
'Claudine' (photoClick to see more information Claudine), 1968, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Sammetglut' x 'Daisy'
'Hachmann's Evelyn', 1967, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Oudijk's Sensation' x 'Daisy'
'Hachmann's Rosabella' (photoClick to see more information Hachmann's Rosabella), 1973, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Donar' x 'Furnivall's Daughter'
'Diane Lux' (photoClick to see more information Diane Lux), 1962, Drake, E. F., Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA	'Elisabetae Group' x 'Unique'
'Anmut' (photoClick to see more information Anmut), 1984, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Fabia Group x smirnowii' x 'Spätlese'
'Balbina', 1984, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Fabia Group x smirnowii' x 'Spätlese'
'Bunter Traum', 1988, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Koichiro Wada' x 'Fabia Group x smirnowii'
'Meltzer's Purpurviolett', 1984, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Fabia Group x smirnowii' x 'Purple Splendour'
'Märchenland', 2000, Nagel, W. (Walter), Bretten, Baden, Germany	R. fortunei ssp discolor x 'Fabia Group x smirnowii'
'Oberpfälzer Sonnenschein' (photoClick to see more information Oberpfälzer Sonnenschein), 1984, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Fabia Group x smirnowii' x 'Spätlese'
'Reifrock', 1984, Meltzer, H.L., Neustadt a/d Waldnaab, Germany	'Fabia Group x smirnowii' x 'Purple Splendour'
'fortunei x smirnowii X yakushimanum x Goldsworth Yellow', unknown, ,	'fortunei x smirnowii' x 'yakushimanum x Goldsworth Yellow'
'Blowout', 1982, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Goody Goody' x 'Si Si'
'Born Winner', 1977, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Goody Goody' x 'Anna Delp'
'Color Purple', 1992, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Goody Goody' x 'Goody Goody'
'Delp's Touch of Class', 1992, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Goody Goody' x 'Si Si'
'Goody Goody x Si Si', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Goody Goody' x 'Si Si'
'Dutch Treat', 1999, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Hello Dolly' x 'Goldsworth Yellow'
'Fairweather' (photoClick to see more information Fairweather), 1967, Brockenbrough, E.C, Bellevue, Washington, USA	'Fabia Group x yakushimanum' x 'Hello Dolly'
'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group X Hello Dolly', unknown, ,	'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group' x 'Hello Dolly'
'Elby' (photoClick to see more information Elby), 1964, Lem Halfdan, Seattle, Washington, USA	'Fabia Group x bureavii' x 'King of Shrubs x smirnowii'
'Limelight x (King of Shrubs x smirnowii)', unknown, ,	'Limelight' x 'King of Shrubs x smirnowii'
'Kranenburg' (photoClick to see more information Kranenburg), 1987, Hübbers, K-H., Kranenburg, Germany	'Lem's Monarch' x 'Odessa'
'Lava Glow' (photoClick to see more information Lava Glow), 1992, Hübbers, K-H., Kranenburg, Germany	'Odessa' x 'Crimson Pippin'
'Odessa x Spätlese', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Odessa' x 'Spätlese'
'Delp's Chatterbox', 1995, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Oh My!' x 'Red Brave'
'Gotlots', 1992, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Princess Elizabeth' x 'Oh My!'
'Oh My! x Catalgla', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Oh My!' x 'Catalgla'
'Oh My! x Mary Belle', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Oh My!' x 'Mary Belle'
'Oh My! x Nova Zembla', No hybridiser registered, ,	'Oh My!' x 'Nova Zembla'
'Prissy Missy', 1966, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Oh My!' x 'Indy Pink'
'Radiant Heat', 1992, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Oh My!' x 'Little Gem'
'Real Pro', 1995, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Oh My!' x 'Nova Zembla'
'Pusstafeur' (photoClick to see more information Pusstafeur), 1968, Dürre, F.W., Westerstede/Linswege, Germany	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum x 'Polar Star'
'Görlitz', 1964, von Martin, V., Rothenburg/Oberlausitz, Germany	R. williamsianum x 'Rinaldo'
'Hachmann's Priscilla' (photoClick to see more information Hachmann's Priscilla), 1988, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Rotkäppchen' x 'Schlaraffia'
'Kokette' (photoClick to see more information Kokette), 1988, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Ovation' x 'Schlaraffia'
'Marabu' (photoClick to see more information Marabu), 1984, Hachmann, Hans, Barmstedt in Holstein, Germany	'Tarantella' x 'Silver Lady'
'King Tut' (photoClick to see more information King Tut), 1943, Shammarello, A.M, Euclid, Ohio, USA	'smirnowii x America' x R. catawbiense
'Zip Tip', 1992, Smith, A.W., Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	'smirnowii x bureavii' x 'Bob As'
'Delp's Tea Time', 1978, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'Si Si' x 'smirnowii x catawbiense'
'Nobue', 1992, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'smirnowii x catawbiense' x 'yakushimanum x Gold Mohur'
'Nancy Behring', 1972, Behring, R., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	'smirnowii x fortunei' x 'Mist Maiden'
'smirnowii x griersonianum X catabiense x fortunei ssp discolor x Corona', No hybridiser registered, ,	'smirnowii x griersonianum' x 'catawbiense X fortunei ssp discolor x Corona'
'Family Gem', 1992, Smith, A.W., Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group' x 'Koichiro Wada'
'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group X Hello Dolly', unknown, ,	'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group' x 'Hello Dolly'
'Yours Truly', 1986, Smith, A.W., Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	'smirnowii x Lady Bessborough Group' x 'Ken Janeck'
'Jennifer Harris', 1975, Moyers, R., ,	'Princess Elizabeth' x 'smirnowii x yakushimanum'
'Lanny Pride', 1975, Moyers, R., ,	'Princess Elizabeth' x 'smirnowii x yakushimanum'
'Oh Joyce', 1989, Delp Weldon E., Harrisville, Pensylvania, USA	'smirnowii x yakushimanum' x 'Joyce Lyn'
'Princess Elizabeth X smirnowii x yakushimanum', unknown, ,	'Princess Elizabeth' x 'smirnowii x yakushimanum'
'Sandra Hinton' (photoClick to see more information Sandra Hinton), 1984, Hinton, D.N., ,	R. brachycarpum ssp tigerstedtii x 'smirnowii x yakushimanum'
'smirnowii x yakushimanum X aureum', No hybridiser registered, ,	'smirnowii x yakushimanum' x R. aureum
'Wendy Lyn', 1975, Moyers, R., ,	'Princess Elizabeth' x 'smirnowii x yakushimanum'

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