Rhododendrons

Cecile AGM

Rhododendron 'Cecile'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

Parentage unknown

Knap Hill Azalea, Exbury 1947

AGM (1969, 2002) 2012

H6

Upright habit eventually growing to nearly 3m in height and width

Flowers: Rounded trusses of up to 12 very large, tubular funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 50mm long × 100mm wide; deep pink in bud opening to carmine, fading to salmon pink, with a saffron yellow blotch

May/June

Not scented

Foliage: Leaves are lanceolate to ovate 50-150mm long; bronze coloured new growth. Deciduous

Other Information: Easy to grow; tolerates full sun or partial shade. Commercially available

Photo: Jim Inskip Archive

Location: West Sussex

Photo: Andy and Jenny Fly

Photo: Philippe de Spoelberch