Rhododendrons

Rhododendron ‘Ben Morrison’

Evergreen azalea hybrid

Parentage unknown

B Y Morrison USA before 1951 registered by J L Creech 1994

H5

Shrub growing to 0.8m in height and 1.5m wide in about 15 years

Flowers: Solitary, open funnel-shaped, single flowers with wavy-edged lobes. Flowers are 54mm long × 70mm wide; deep yellowish pink speckled with deep red on the dorsal lobe and parts of adjacent lobes with an irregular white margin on all lobes; 10 stamens, curved and of unequal length

May

Not scented

Foliage: Spring leaves are elliptic 44mm long × 25mm wide; flat; dull mid green above. Evergreen

Other Information: A Glenn Dale hybrid azalea, raised by Ben Morrison (1891-1966) and first introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1968. Suitable for small gardens. Easy to grow. Commercially available