Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Upton'
Deciduous azalea
"Ness Holt Hybrid" 1999
parentage unknown; DP 124A
H5
Shrub 2.0 × 1.5m in 13 years.
Flowers: single, 15-20/loose truss, broadly tubular funnel-shaped, 50 × 50mm, with 5 narrowly but strongly wavy-edged lobes, vivid red (45C) in bud, opening moderate yellowish pink (39C) inside, moderate reddish orange (41C) outside; a dorsal blotch of vivid orange-yellow (23A); stamens pink; scented. Calyx 2mm long, light yellow-green (142C).
June-July.
Foliage: elliptic, 30-70 × 15-35mm, apiculate at apex, cuneate at base, wavy-edged, glossy green above (sometimes bronzed when young).