Evergreen Azalea

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Source of plant

Polly Hill Arboretum

Description

'Jeff Hill' (#61-083-01) is the seedling of a Japanese plant called 'Maruba-osakazuki'. The tag showing the male parent was lost. It is quite different in appearance from the others, if one looks closely at details. The all over effect of the plant is stunning. The lightly ruffled flowers sparkle. They are light red with a purplish blotch, supported on fully 1 cm. long peduncles. This makes the flowers stand out from the handsome foliage, which is very like the foliage of a box bush. The leaves are a rich green and glossy, somewhat less flattened than the nakaharais. The plant measures 15" by 4' in 17 years from seed. Twigs are a greenish brown, and it can be propagated with ease. 'Jeff Hill' is possibly a trifle less hardy than the nakaharai hybrids, but only in its early years. It now flowers well after zero degrees F weather

USDA Hardiness Zone

5