Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Sunte Nectarine'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

Parentage unknown

Knap Hill Azalea, Exbury before 1996

AM 1996, AGM (1993, 2002) 2012

H6

A shrub growing to 1.5m or more in 10 years

Flowers: Rounded trusses of 15 tubular funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are large, up to 80mm wide; buds are vivid reddish orange, opening with tube vivid red externally; the lobes are vivid red to vivid reddish orange; vivid orange-yellow on the outside; inside mostly vivid orange-yellow deep orange blotched yellow

May

Not scented

Foliage: Leaves are elliptic, 40mm long × 20mm wide; strong yellow-green; slightly hairy. Good autumn leaf colour; deciduous

Other Information: Easy to grow; prefers a fairly sunny spot. Commercially available