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 […]

Closely related to R. viscosum and R. serrulatum, R. oblongifolium is native to sandy soils in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. It is a medium deciduous shrub; glandular, tubular flowers have a fragrance of lemony spice and are usually white […]

The North Tisbury Hybrids were developed by Polly Hill of Martha’s Vineyard in the 1960s using seed and cuttings from Japan. Many of the hybrids are from R. nakaharai, a dwarf, hardy evergreen azalea native to northern Taiwan. Flowers are […]

The North Tisbury Hybrids were developed by Polly Hill of Martha’s Vineyard in the 1960s using seed and cuttings from Japan. Many of the hybrids are from R. nakaharai, a dwarf, hardy evergreen azalea native to northern Taiwan. Flowers are […]

The North Tisbury Hybrids were developed by Polly Hill of Martha’s Vineyard in the 1960s using seed and cuttings from Japan. Many of the hybrids are from R. nakaharai, a dwarf, hardy evergreen azalea native to northern Taiwan. Flowers are […]

R. mucronulatum is not technically an azalea, but rather a deciduous rhododendron. It is a medium to tall shrub, one of the most trouble-free rhododendrons. Four-inch elliptic to lanceolate leaves are fragrant when crushed have scales on upper and lower […]

R. mucronulatum is not technically an azalea, but rather a deciduous rhododendron. It is a medium to tall shrub, one of the most trouble-free rhododendrons. Four-inch elliptic to lanceolate leaves are fragrant when crushed have scales on upper and lower […]

This is a dwarf cultivar, growing to 2′ tall and wide. R. mucronulatum is not technically an azalea, but rather a deciduous rhododendron. Four-inch elliptic to lanceolate leaves have scales on upper and lower surfaces. Flowers are borne singly from […]

R. mucronulatum is not technically an azalea, but rather a deciduous rhododendron. Four-inch elliptic to lanceolate leaves have scales on upper and lower surfaces. Flowers are borne singly from the ends of twigs very early in the season. Foliage turns […]

R. mucronulatum is not technically an azalea, but rather a deciduous rhododendron. Four-inch elliptic to lanceolate leaves have scales on upper and lower surfaces. Flowers are borne singly from the ends of twigs very early in the season. Foliage turns […]