Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Mother's Day'

Evergreen azalea hybrid

'Prof.Wolters' x 'Hinode Giri'

Van Hecke, Belgium, 1932

Synonym: ‘Moederkensdag’, ‘Muttertag’, ‘Moederdag’, ‘Moederday’ and ‘Fête des Mères’

AMT 1959, FCCT 1970, AGM (1969, 2002) 2012

H6

Slow growing, mounding habit, reaching up to 0.6m in height in 10 years. Grows wider than tall.

Flowers: Trusses of 2-3, large, open funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose to semi-double flowers. Flowers are 45mm long × 50-55mm wide; strong red with a flush of strong red with faint dorsal spotting of deep red

April-mid-May

Not scented

Foliage: Bright green leaves, tinged with red; 25-30mm long × 7mm wide; bronze in winter. May lose some leaves in winter. Leaves can be prone to azalea leaf gall, normally after flowering, in some regions of the UK. Semi-evergreen

Other Information: Suitable for small gardens, easy to grow; best in light shade. Commercially available