Rhododendrons

Rhododendron ‘Kirin’

Evergreen azalea hybrid

Kurume azalea, parentage unknown

Syn: ‘Daybreak’, ‘Coral Bells’, ‘Pink Beauty’

Japan before 1918

AMT 1952 AGM (2002) 2025

H5

A low growing shrub of equal size in height and spread ultimately reaching 1.5m

Flowers: 1-2 tubular funnel shaped flowers from the terminal buds; 30mm long x 20-25mm wide, pure rose-pink shading to silvery rose; stamens and style are red

Not scented

March -April

Foliage: Evergreen, dimorphic. Summer leaves are evergreen, small, glossy green, upper surface lightly covered with adpressed hairs; bristle-toothed margins; a paler matt green below with a hairy midrib. Spring leaves are paler, larger and have a thinner lamina than summer leaves and will drop in autumn/winter

Other Information: This is a naturally occurring Kurume azalea hybrid; number 22 of the Wilson 50 collection of azaleas. A reliable and floriferous, early flowering azalea that is equally at home in the garden or a container. In milder areas of the UK ‘Kirin’ may flower any time from Christmas onwards. Commercially available