2006 EARLY BLOOMER
RHODODENDRON SHOW
and PLANT SALE

This year the show is was held from noon to 5 PM on the First Saturday, April 1, 2006 in the exhibition hall (the Cool House) at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.

The Early Show is always the most interesting of the rhododendron shows in the region. It doesn't always have the most entries or varieties, in fact it rarely does. There is a reason for this.

What blooms at the at the begining of April is very dependent on on what the weather has been. We have a totally different group of plants in bloom after a warm Spring than what we see after a cool, wet Spring. Some years, such as in 1997 when we experienced a late frost of 27 degrees fahrenheit on the morning of the show, all our favorite blossoms turn to brown mush.

The 2006 Early Show was marked by very few azaleas, almost no R. augustinii entries, and only one R. schlippenbachii. Much of what was entered is usually no longer in bloom this "late" in the season. Instead, there were more R. reticulatum and R. lutescens, plants that are usually about bloomed out by this time.

The names of the trophy winners are to be found in the gallery that follows the list of ribbon winners. The picture gallery from the day of the show at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden includes both the show and the garden.

entry name - hybrid names are capitalized	exhibitor	class	place
floribundum argyrophyllum erosum rex ssp fictolacteum fulvum fulvum (pink form) pachytrichum ochraceum haematodes beanianum proteoides x May Morn thomsonii P.J.M. rubignosum lutescens schlippenbachii satsumense reticulatum (nee mayebarae) yakushimanum x strigillosum (Ruby Bowman x rirei) x sutchuenense vernicosum x williamsianum Red Paint x Royston Red grex #2 Red Paint x Royston Red grex #1 Red Paint branch of yakushimanum x arboreum Leaf Pairs yakushimanum x irroratum Cinquero Estacada vernicosum x williamsianum yakushimanum x arboreum) x sibling akushimanum x arboreum grex arboreum cw Bhutan Rose Elf selfed rex Taurus Riplet forrestii v. repens	Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery Bovees Nursery D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & B Goheen D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick	1 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1	02s 02s 04s 07s 09s 09s 14s 14s 15s 15s 20h 21s 27h 31s 43s 61s 62s 62s 03h 08h 08h 106 106 106 111 113 12h 14h 18h 22h 23h 23h 24s 38h 07s 14h 15h 15s
makinoi x pachysanthum Estacada A;ison Johnstone Magenta Star Night Editor P.J.M. Ann Carey (not) hemitrichotum Blue Diamond Tiffany Noyo Brave alutaceum Sikkimensis #6 Sikkimenses #3 niveum niveum Sir Charles Lemon arboreum cw Nepal Snow Lady cuneatum Snow Lady Cream Crest P.J.M. Ann Carey spinuliferum Ann Carey lutescens Cosmopolitan P.J.M. Mary Flemming alutaceum Ilam Violet degronianum Noyo Brave Senora Meldon schlippenbachii longipes barbatum Juanita fargesi affinity oreodoxa (nee fargesi)	D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & D Parick D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Cavender D & K Collier D & K Collier D & K Collier Dot Dunstan E White Smith E. White Smith Ernie Metcalfe Ernie Metcalfe Ernie Metcalfe Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump	1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 1	17h 24h 28h 34h 34h 37h 38h 38s 42h 43h 18h 20s 21h 21h 23s 23s 24h 24s 25h 32s 34h 34h 37h 38h 38s 43h 43s 105 27h 43h 20s 42h 17s 18h 42h 61s 02s 03s 06h 08h 08s
oreodoxa (nee arborescens) bonsai (kaempferi affinity) maccabeanum x Loderi King George maccabeanum Flora's Boy Beatrice Kaer lacteum arboreum spiciferum racemosum Christmas Cheer Night Editor P.J.M. russatum lutescens Yellow Hammer Countess of Haddington burmanicum x fragrantissimum ARS 92-813 (xoelleri x lochae) x maggreggorae Petra christianiae x aurigeranum reticulatum ARS 90-326 unknown Christmas Cheer mucronulatum Golden Wedding x recurvoides pachysanthum (Unique x (Bambi x proteoides) x (Bambi x proteoides) Melba Double Winner Aries Elam Alarm Olga Merritt hippophaeoides cilliatum (Berg form)	Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump Forrest Bump I & J Snyder I & J Snyder I & J Snyder J & K Averil J & K Averil L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis L & J Nieuwenhuis M & M Stewart M & M Stewart M & M Stewart Ron Mapes Ron Mapes unknown exhibitor Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery Van Veen Nursery	2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 1	08s 116 11h 11s 15h 20h 20s 24s 38s 38s 17h 34h 37h 32s 43s 25h 34h 34h 50h 50h 50h 62s 104 17h 37s 10h 14s 104 105 14h 21h 24h 27h 32s 34s

Pictures from April 1 2006 at CSRG

The first part of any show is to make sure that all plants are in the right categories	Then the judges decide which entry in each category is best	Sometimes that can be a real difficult decision, as with these vireyas

Best plant grown with protection L & J Nieuwenhuis	Best azalea, R. schlippenbachii D & C Cavender	Best hybrid F. Bump

Best non-azalea species R. spinuliferum D & C Cavender	The novice trophy went unclaimed again this year. We're looking for a few good newcomers.	Most points in show went to D & C Cavender

Some of the old rhododendrons at CSRG grow up very warped.	Not all of the Spring color is provided by rhododendrons. New growth on maples, willows, and flowering trees provide refreshing variety	Some of the larger rhodies are starting to bloom on the edge of the lake

Rain showers alternated with periods of sunchine	Low white clouds scudding across the Crystal Springs Lake	None of the rhodies have grown as tall as the cherry trees - yet.

By the time that the Mother's Day Show comes, the crowds enjoying the garden will obscure this view	There is at least one pair of blue herons at the garden this year	They are quite used to people by now, but they still won't let you get too close

Better luck, or a longer telephoto lens next time	go back to the top of this page	© The pictures are copyrighted 2003-2006 and may be reproduced only with permission of Luurt Nieuwenhuis or the Portland chapter of the ARS. They are prone to revision or replacement without prior notice.