Rhododendrons of the Year

Rhododendron of the Year Awards
for the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia (ARS - District 1)

The purpose of the awards is to educate the public about the wide range
of rhododendrons that can be grown successfully in people's gardens.

Year	Elepidote	Lepidote	Deciduous Azalea	Evergreen Azalea
2002	Ken Janeck	Ginny Gee	schlippenbachii	Hino Crimson
2003	Taurus	PJM	Homebush	Purple Splendor
2004 ARS	Percy Wiseman	Dora Amateis	Arneson’s Gem	Fascination
2005 ARS	Horizon Monarch	Ramapo	Nifty Fifty	Hilda Niblett
2006 ARS	Point Defiance	Wee Bee	Washington Centennial	Silver Sword
2007 ARS	Nancy Evans	Blaney’s Blue	Cecille	Mitsuki
2008 ARS	Marie Starks	Vibrant Violet	Cannon's Double	Girard's Fuchsia
2009 ARS	Fantastica	augustinii	occidentale	Balsaminiflorum
2010 ARS	Seaview Sunset	Too Bee	Gibralter	Rosebud

To be selected for a ROY award a plant must

have excellent foliage and flowers
have an attractive growth habit
prove itself hardy for the specific region
be pest and disease resistant