Azalea

Rhododendron 'Golden Showers' Ericaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Peter Podaras, Weston Nurseries

Description

Flowers peach-yellow, lightly vanilla-scented, borne in early July. Plants broadly upright growing; foliagelong, pointed, somewhat glossy green, assuming bronze tints in autumn. University of Minnesota flower bud hardiness tested to -24 degrees F.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fragrance, flowering season