Rhododendron 'Hotspur Red'
Hybrid deciduous azalea
Parentage unknown
Knap Hill (Hotspur Group); Exbury
AGM (2002) 2012
H6
A shrub growing to about 1.5m in 10 years, eventually reaching up to 3m
Flowers: Full trusses of reddish orange, single flowers with an orange blotch
May-June
Not scented
Foliage: New growth tinted bronze, becoming dark green. deciduous
Other Information: Easy to grow; needs some sun. Commercially available
Photo: Millais Nurseries
Photo: Jim Inskip Archive