Rhododendron 'Strawberry Ice'
Hybrid deciduous azalea
Parentage unknown
Knap Hill Azalea, Exbury 1947
HCT 1962, AMT 1963, AGM (1969, 2002) 2012
H6
Bushy compact habit; grows to about 1.2m tall × 1.2m wide
Flowers: Compact globular trusses of 23 funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 50mm long × 70mm wide chinese coral overlaid porcelain rose with slightly wavy edged lobes; dorsal throat indian yellow
May
Not scented
Foliage: Leaves are 108mm long × 40mm wide; new growth is bronze. Good autumn leaf colour; deciduous
Other Information: Easy to grow; needs some sun. Commercially available
Location: Deer Dell, Surrey
Photo: John McQuire
Photo: Richard Baines
Photo: Jim Inskip Archive