| Scientific Name: | Rhododendron (deciduous hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | deciduous hybrid azalea |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Elliptic, Obovate, Ciliate, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red, Apr-May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Compact, deciduous with very cold hardy buds; leaves elliptic to obovate, 7-9cm long x 2-3cm wide; flowers clustered, very bright colours in early spring; fruit does not form on most cvs. | |