General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Rhododendron
Also sold as:
  • Ray's Ruby

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2022-02-26
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2022-02-26
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-03-23
given to me as 'Ray's Ruby', which is thought to be a ruby red sp
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-03-23
One blossom of 'Ray's Ruby' set amongst some 'Formosa' blooms
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-03-23
I really like the contrast of ruby-red buds with the yellowish ne
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-03-22
Location: Gulf-coast Texas
Date: 2015-03-29

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