Rhododendrons

Strawberry Ice AGM

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