Rhododendrons

Jolie Madame AGM

Rhododendron 'Jolie Madame'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

viscosum × 'Koster's Brilliant Red' × 'Satan'

Boskoop before 1971

AGM 2012

H6

An upright shrub growing to about 1.5m in 10 years

Flowers: Trusses of 7-9 single flowers. Flowers are 60-70mm wide; pink, with a faint orange-yellow blotch

May-June

Slightly scented

Foliage: Leaves are elliptic, 60-80mm long × 30-40mm wide; mid green. Good autumn leaf colour; deciduous

Other Information: Easy to grow; needs some sun. Commercially available

Photo: Philippe de Spoelberch

Location: Surrey

Photo: Polly Cooke

Location: Surrey

Photo: Polly Cooke