Rhododendrons

Aurore de Royghem

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