Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Blue Danube'

Evergreen azalea hybrid

‘Malvaticum’ × Kaemperi

Van Hecke, Belgium before 1965

Synonym: ‘Blaue Donau’, ‘Meteor’

AMT 1970, FCCT 1975, AGM (1993, 2002) 2012

H6

Open and spreading habit; growing 0.5-0.8m tall in 10 years

Flowers: Trusses of 2-3 funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 40mm long ×40-45mm wide; strong reddish purple, flushed vivid reddish purple along midribs and spotted deep red on the dorsal lobe

May

Not scented

Foliage: Bright green leaves are 50mm long × 20mm wide. Loses most of its leaves over the winter so may be considered semi-deciduous

Other Information: Can grow very leggy but responds well to being cut back hard. Easy to grow: commercially available