General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: New leaves are deep brownish-red when new, turning glossy dark green with age and deep bronze in autumn
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Other: Recurved lobes, deep red with orange tint
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Scarlet Pimpernel x Favor Major

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Deciduous Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-05-16

Date: 2014-05-14
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-05-16

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Meise botanical garden
Date: 2022-05-17
Uploaded by DancingGenes
Location: Meise botanical garden
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