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 ( Raiko 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 ( Radiant 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 ( Radiancy 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 ( Radiance Exbury Azalea )
Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Single, trumpet-shaped, light orangish-yellow to yellowish-pink flowers with dark orange blotches, 2 to 3 inches wide. Flowers are borne in huge, showy trusses of 18 to […]
Rhododendron ( Racine 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 ( Rachel Dacre Exbury Azalea )
Upright, hardy, deciduous shrub with elliptic to oblong, 2 to 6 inch long leaves. Single, trumpet-shaped, golden yellow flowers with orange blotches, 2 to 3 inches wide. Flowers are borne in huge, showy trusses of 14 blooms per cluster. Bloom […]
Rhododendron ( Rachel Carla Hybrid Azalea )
The Carla (North Carolina-Louisiana) Hybrids originated at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., with the goals of better resistance to root rot diseases, drought and cold. These hybrids, whose parentage includes Kurume, Kaempferi, Belgian Indian and Satsuki hybrids, are […]
Rhododendron ( Quest Glenn Dale Azalea )
The Glenn Dale evergreen hybrids were developed in Maryland from R. indicum, R. kaempferi, R. simsii and many other species and hybrids. They are compact, spreading, evergreen azaleas developed primarily for cold hardiness along the mid-Atlantic states. Flowers are borne […]
Rhododendron ( Quentin Metsys 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 […]