Rhododendron 'Aurore de Royghem'
Hybrid deciduous azalea
Parentage unknown
Ghent azalea, introduced by Louis Verschaffelt in 1853
Syn: ‘Aurore de Rooyghem’, ‘Aurore de Rooighem’
H6
A strong grower
Flowers: Loose trusses of 6-8 large, tubular funnel-shaped, single flowers; pale rose, with deep rose stamens and yellow dorsal lobe
Mid-May
Foliage: Deciduous
Other Information: One of the 25 'nouveautés' with which P Robichon won a first prize in Paris in 1853. Listed by J Baumann in 1859. Commercially available
Location: Dorset
Photo: Russell Beeson
Photo: Jim Inskip Archive