The Kurume hybrid azaleas of Japan owe their parentage to several species of mountain azaleas, predominantly R. sataense with R. kiusianum. Formerly, the Kurume hybrids were grouped under R. obtusum, but modern horticulturists now consider R. obtusum a hybrid and […]
Rhododendron ( Sanyo Satsuki Hybrid Azalea )
The Satsuki Japanese azaleas are believed to have originated several hundred years ago from natural crosses between R. indicum and R. tamarae. (R. tamarae was formerly known as R. eriocarpum and before that as R. simsii var. eriocarpum.) Later, horticulturists […]
Rhododendron ( Santee Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )
Compact, rounded, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 0 degrees F. Single, hose-in-hose, funnel-shaped, rich purplish-red flowers, 4 inches wide. Flowers are borne in showy trusses from mid to late spring. Plant […]
Rhododendron ( Santanta Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )
Compact, upright, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 5 degrees F. Single, hose-in-hose, funnel-shaped, rich purplish-red flowers, 1 3/4 inches wide. Flowers are borne in showy trusses from mid to late spring. […]
Rhododendron ( Santa Fe Red Belgian Indica Azalea )
Small, bushy, evergreen azalea with lush, glossy, dark green leaves, 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches long. Single, funnel-shaped, red flowers, 3 inches wide. Flowers are borne profusely in large, showy trusses from late winter to early spring. Plant as […]
Rhododendron ( Sanko no Tsuki Satsuki Hybrid Azalea )
The Satsuki Japanese azaleas are believed to have originated several hundred years ago from natural crosses between R. indicum and R. tamarae. (R. tamarae was formerly known as R. eriocarpum and before that as R. simsii var. eriocarpum.) Later, horticulturists […]
Rhododendron ( Sanko Satsuki Hybrid Azalea )
The Satsuki Japanese azaleas are believed to have originated several hundred years ago from natural crosses between R. indicum and R. tamarae. (R. tamarae was formerly known as R. eriocarpum and before that as R. simsii var. eriocarpum.) Later, horticulturists […]
Rhododendron ( Sankatsu Satsuki Hybrid Azalea )
The Satsuki Japanese azaleas are believed to have originated several hundred years ago from natural crosses between R. indicum and R. tamarae. (R. tamarae was formerly known as R. eriocarpum and before that as R. simsii var. eriocarpum.) Later, horticulturists […]
Rhododendron ( Sang de Gentbrugge Ghent Hybrid Azalea )
The artificial species name R. gandavense is often used for all the cultivars of the Ghent Hybrids. These hardy plants originated in Belgium and England in the 1800s from crosses between many different species. Tall, deciduous shrub that broadens with […]
Rhododendron ( Sandra Marie Bovee Knap Hill Azalea )
Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Single, trumpet-shaped, light orangish-yellow flowers with darker blotches and a pink flush, 3 1/2 to 4 inches wide. Flowers are borne in huge, showy trusses of […]