Rhododendron ( Charles Dickens Mollis Hybrid Azalea )

The Mollis hybrids were developed in Belgium and Holland from original azalea seeds from Japan. They are derived from crosses between R. japonicum (Japanese azaleas, formerly A. mollis) and R. molle (Chinese azaleas, formerly A. molle). Tall, upright, deciduous shrub […]

Rhododendron ( Chaka Knap Hill Azalea )

The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Flowers are borne in […]

Rhododendron ( Chaffinch Knap Hill Azalea )

The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Flowers are borne in […]

Rhododendron ( Centenary Belgian Indica Azalea )

The Belgian Indica azaleas are the result of crosses between many different species, including R. simsii, R. mucronatum, and R. indicum. They were originally bred as greenhouse forcing plants. This hybrid is primarily grown in Australia and New Zealand. Small, […]

Rhododendron ( Cecile Exbury Azalea )

The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Flowers are borne in […]

Rhododendron ( Cayuga Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )

Bill Guttormsen of Canby, Oregon began breeding the Greenwood hybrids in 1960. The parentage includes Kurume, Glenn Dale, and Gable hybrids. Compact, rounded, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 0 degrees F. […]

Rhododendron ( Cathye Mayo Bovee Knap Hill Azalea )

The Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas are English hybrids resulting from crosses between R. molle, R. calendulaceum, R. arborescens, and R. occidentale. The Bovee Knap Hill hybrids were developed at the Bovees Nursery in Portland, Oregon from imported Knap Hill […]

Rhododendron ( Cathy Lynn Greenwood Hybrid Azalea )

Bill Guttormsen of Canby, Oregon began breeding the Greenwood hybrids in 1960. The parentage includes Kurume, Glenn Dale, and Gable hybrids. Compact, rounded, evergreen azalea that was developed to thrive in temperate climates and is hardy to 0 degrees F. […]

Rhododendron ( Catherine Stewart Kurume Azalea )

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 ( Catherine Rinke Mollis Hybrid Azalea )

The Mollis hybrids were developed in Belgium and Holland from original azalea seeds from Japan. They are derived from crosses between R. japonicum (Japanese azaleas, formerly A. mollis) and R. molle (Chinese azaleas, formerly A. molle). Tall, upright, deciduous shrub […]