Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Family: (Ericaceae)
Hardy shrub to 8′. Royal Azalea. Korea and Manchuria. A delicate and most beautiful Azalea, arguably one of the finest for northern gardens. The fragrant, two to three-inch wide, pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers have red-brown spots on the upper lobes. The large, obovate leaves in whorls of five are a fresh green all summer, turning to yellow, orange and coppery-red in the fall. Prefers only a slightly acid to neutral soil in partial shade. 4 & T2
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