Rhododendrons

Rhododendron ‘Amoenum’ AGM

Evergreen azalea hybrid

A hybrid of the Obtusum Group, parentage unknown

Syn. ‘Kocho-no-Mai’ (Dance of the Butterflies) in Japan

R Fortune 1850

AM 1965 AGM 2025

H6

Can become a tall spreading shrub, 2.2m wide x 4.5m in height

Flowers: Compact trusses of 2-3* funnel shaped, hose-in-hose, purplish red flowers, 20mm long x 23mm wide

May

Not scented

Foliage: Evergreen, dimorphic. Spring leaves are elliptic to elliptic-obovate, rich green and hairy; these will drop during autumn/winter. Summer leaves are smaller, glossy green; upper surface lightly covered with adpressed hairs; bristle-toothed margins and are evergreen

Other Information: *Register states 2-3 (-6) flowers; this is most likely to be the result of two adjacent terminal buds contributing 3 flowers each to the (-6). This is a naturally occurring Kurume azalea hybrid. Commercially available