Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Vuyk's Scarlet'

Evergreen azalea hybrid

Parentage unknown

Vuyk van Nes, Holland before1954

AMT1959, FCCT 1966, AGM (1969, 2002) 2012

H6

A dwarf shrub with a mounding habit growing to 0.75m in height and nearly twice that in spread in 10 years

Flowers: Trusses of 1-2 funnel-shaped, single flowers with wavy-edged lobes. Flowers are 45mm long × 55mm wide; crimson with darker spots towards the base of the throat

May

Not scented

Foliage: Leaves are dark and glossy green above; 27mm long × 15mm wide. Evergreen

Other Information: Easy to grow. Commercially available