Scientific Name:
Rhododendron
'Coral Bells'
Pronunciation:
roe-doe-DEN-drun
Common Name:
pink hose in hose azalea, Kurume evergreen azalea
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
A dwarf evergreen azalea with attractive tiered branches; leaves alternate elliptic-oblong, most blades 3-4cm long 1-2cm wide, pubescent (flat sparse hairs); flowers funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose (two sets of petals, one inside the other), coral-pink to peach-pink to purplish.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan: R. sataense x R. kiusianum x ?)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green, Bronze
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May
Additional Info:
hose in hose arrangement
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Hardwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Beetles or weevils
Course(s):
- CLT Training
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : q.3
- (ONW) Overpass North side West