Rhododendrons

Klondyke AGM

Rhododendron 'Klondyke'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

Parentage unknown

Knap Hill Azalea; Exbury

AGM 2012

H6

A shrub growing to about 1.5m in 10 years, eventually reaching 3.0 - 4.0m

Flowers: Trusses of large, single flowers. Flowers are vivid orange-yellow in bud, opening strong orange, with an orange-yellow blotch

May-June

Not scented

Foliage: Copper coloured new growth. Good autumn leaf colour; deciduous

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

Photo: Seamus O’Brien

Photo: Russell Beeson

Location: Lustleigh, Devon

Photo: Colin Brown

Location: Lustleigh, Devon

Photo: Colin Brown