AZALEA Requires acid soil. Best in partial shade but will grow in full sun if the roots are cool and moist.

A. ‘Addy Wery’ Single, deep vermilion red, flowers in May. Green leaves, reddish during the winter. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1.2 metres. E

A. ‘Amoenum’ Magenta to rose-purple flowers, one inside another called ‘Hose in Hose’, May. Small dark green leaves, purplish in winter. Evergreen. Height & Spread 0.3 to 0.9 metres. E

A. ‘Berryrose’ AGM (Knaphill-Exbury) Rose-pink with a yellow flash, May. Coppery young leaves turn to mid green. Deciduous. Height 1.8 to 2.5 metres. Spread 1 to 1.8 metres.  D

A. ‘Blaauw’s Pink’ AGM Salmon pink flowers, one inside another called ‘Hose in Hose’, April and early May. Green leaves. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.9 to 1.2 metres.  E

A. ‘Cannon’s Double’ (Exbury)AGM Ball shaped flower heads made up of double, pink, white and yellow flowers, May. Mid green leaves. Deciduous. Height 1.5 to 1.8 metres. Spread 1 to 1.5 metres.  D

A. ‘Cecile’ (Knaphill-Exbury)AGM Large flowers, dark pink in bud opening to salmon pink with a yellow flare May. Deciduous. Height: 11.8 to 2.5 metres. Spread: 1 to 1.8 metres.  D

A. ‘Daviesii’ AGM (Ghent) Fragrant white flowers with a yellow flare. Late May and June.  Green leaves, some Autumn colour. Deciduous. Height 1.2 to 1.8 metres. Spread 1 to 1.2 metres.  D

A. ‘Delicatissimum’ (Ghent) Creamy-white, scented, flowers with an orange flare, May. Green leaves, some Autumn colour. Deciduous. Height 1.2 to 1.5 metres. Spread 0.9 to 1.2metres. D

A. ‘Fireball’ AGM (Knaphill-Exbury) Deep orange red flowers in May. Mid green leaves. Deciduous. Height 1.8 to 2.5 metres. Spread 1 to 1.8 metres.  D

A. ‘Hino-crimson’ AGM Single, deep crimson flowers in May. Green leaves, reddish tinge during the winter. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1 metre.  E

A. ‘Homebush’ AGM(Knaphill) Semi-double, rose flowers with paler shading held in tight rounded heads, May. Green leaves, some Autumn colour. Deciduous. Height 1.8 to 2.5 metres. Spread 1 to 1.8 metres.  D

A. ‘Johanna’ AGM Large, single deep pink flowers in May. Green leaves. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1 metre.  E

A. ‘Mother’s Day’ AGM Large, semi-double, dark red flowers in late May. Green leaves, coloured red to bronze in winter. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1.2 metres.  E

A. nakaharae pink-flowered Single, pink, flowers in June and sometimes into July. Dark green leaves. Evergreen. Height 0.3 metres. Spread 0.6 to 0.9 metres.  E

A. ‘Niagara’ Single, pure white, flowers in May. Mid to dark green leaves. Evergreen. Height 0.6 to 0.9 metres. Spread 0.45 to 0.75 metres.  E

A. ‘Palestrina’ AGM Single, pure white, flowers with a pale green throat, May. Pale green leaves. Evergreen. Height 0.6 to 0.9 metres. Spread 0.45 to 0.75 metres.  E

A. ponticum AGM (Also known as R. luteum) Highly scented flowers in shades of yellow. May. Green leaves often having attractive autumn tints. Deciduous. Height and Spread 1.8 to 2.5 metres.  D

A. ‘Rose Greeley’ Hose in Hose, pure white, flowers, early May. Pale green leaves. Evergreen. Height 0.6 to 0.9 metres. Spread 0.45 to 0.75 metres.  E

A. ‘Strawberry Ice’ AGM (Knaphill) Flesh pink flowers, mottled deep pink at the margins with a gold flare. May.  Green leaves, some Autumn colour. Deciduous. Height 1.8 to 2.5 metres. Spread 1 to 1.5 metres.  D

A. viscosum White sticky flowers in June and July. Highly scented.  Dark green leaves. Deciduous. Height 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Spread 1.5 to 2.5 metres.   D

A. ‘Vuyk’s Rosyred’ AGM Single, deep satin-rose, flowers with a deeper flash, May. Green leaves. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1.2 metres.  E

A. ‘Vuyk’s Scarlet’ AGM Single, bright red flowers with wavy edged petals, May. Green leaves. Evergreen. Height and Spread 0.6 to 1.2 metres.  E

A. ‘Whitethroat’ (Knaphill) Pure white, double, with frilly margins, May. Green leaves, some autumn colour. Deciduous. Height 1.2 to 1.8 metres. Spread 1 to 1.5 metres.  D