Evergreen

Bold foliage on vigorous plant. 14 pink flowers per truss, with dark blotch. Not to be confused with Abigail ., April

White flowers, flushed solferino purple; striped purple on outside. Best with winter protection. Winter freeze kills flower buds., April-May

Small bell shaped crimson pink flowers, slightly spotted later, dense dwarf, purplish in winter and very hardy., June

Very atttractive neat spreading variety. Grey green leaves , fawn coloured below. Unusual ruby red flowers, needs protecting from late frosts and sometimes prone to powdery mildrew, July

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Extremely hardy, handsome dark green leaves. Funnel shaped lilac flowers in full, rounded trusses., May-June

A medium sized, compact rounded shrub with glossy mid green leaves. Bears pink flowers with a prominent red blotch. Requires neutral to acid soil., March-April

Frilly edges, 3" wide, inside pale Yellowish-pink with a pale yellow blotch and red spots, outside deep purplish-pink at margins, shading to pale purplish pink at base., May

A medium sized dense shrub with dark green glossy foliage. In May bears light pink flowers with a deep red flare. Requires neutral or acid soil. _x005f_x000d_, Late May

Huge trusses of Pale pink with deeper pink margins,a few spots on upper lope, June

A lovely dense low spreading habit, produces large deep red bells. A smaller, lower growing version of its sister Elizabeth., March-April

A medium to tall shrub. In late May bears lilac-pink flowers marked with red and pink._x000d_Requires neutral or acid soil. _x000d_,

Apricot - salmon pink, May

Neat compact shrub, best in a sheltered situation . Dense trusses of rose pink flowers with deeper shading on the margins., late May

Recent American introduction. Compact shrub, dark green glossy leaves. Covers itself with white flowers, lightly tinged pink with a few green flecks. Very hardy and easy to grow., April-May

Elegant upright habit,dark green leaves; striking lavender- mauve azalea-like flowers. Best in a little shade. Superb smoky-blue mist-like effect in the woodland, like R. augustinii but not quite so blue., April-May

Forms a domed shaped shrub with khaki green leaves. Large trumpet shaped bright red flowers. Holds its colour longer in light shade. One of the most popular of the smaller red flowering hybrids., March-May

Fine bushy plant ,mid green leaves. Loose trusses of rose pink flowers with a crimson blotch.very much like Mrs Furnivall, May-June

Fine old tree like variety . Slightly curved pale green leaves.Flowers deep strawberry red fading to pink,March-April. Best in a sheltered site., March-April

Orange buds open to deep salmon and orange rather tubular flowers with brown spots with a large fleshy coloured calyx in a loose truss of 7 to 11. Flowers are waxy orange red with a dark speckling, May

Neat compact low growing shrub, ideal in a open site. Yellow tringed pink flowers late May. One of Waterer's Seven Dwarves, late May

A pink flowering hybrid, May

Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site. Frilly rimmed pale pink flowers. Unopened buds and stems are covered with a thick cream indumentum., late May

Low rounded compact bush with cardinal red flowers. Registered as Tolkien., May

Fine old hybrid, first introduced in 1835, forms a very compact flat topped shrub. Olive Green leaves. Pink Flowers, cream inside, deep pink line down each petal, March-April. Very hardy and well worth growing, particularly in cold gardens., March-April

Bright, currant-red flowers in round trusses against glossy green foliage, bud tender., May-June

Low bush, wider than high. but rich pink. Some autumn flowers., April-May, September-Oct

Greenish white flowers, with faint olive yellow spotting in throat, late May

Light bluish-lavender, slightly frilled flowers with a faint blotch in a small rounded truss. Glossy foliage in tiers on a vigorous, bushy, compact but open plant., May-June

Needs woodland shelter. Vigorous. Bright scarlet red flowers, absolutely huge and set on top of a swirl of a deep green, thick, waxy leaves., May

A dense, compact plant with grey-green leaves and a light indumentum. Flowers orange bells with redder lobes and heavily speckled with light brown., May

Compact upright plant with convex dark green leaves. Large dark purple flowers in upright trusses, with a golden flare in the throat. Stunning with creams and yellows., late May-June

Rich pink buds opening delicate pink, fading to white with very faint brownish on upper lodes; pink stamens, and a few pink streaks (J.Waterer 1925), May-June

Flowers open blush pink , fading to white tinged mauve, inside fading white with reddish brown blotch, ( A.Waterer before 1901), May-June

Neat compact shrub, ideal in an open site. Pink and cream turning to creamy peach, with an orange cast. Very dark green leaves., late May

Light violet with conspicuous deep burgundy red, almost black blotch, Bred by H.Hachmann, May

Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site. Salmon pink buds opening to white flowers with light, fuchsia-purple flushing on lobes, rose-bengal on reverse. Vigorous, compact plant., late May-June

Compact upright variety. Dark matt green leaves covered below with a yellowy fawn indumentum. Glowing dark crimson flowers in domed shaped trusses, April-May. About the darkest colour of any medium height rhododendron. Very hardy but always leggy., April-May

Pink flowers, fading to salmon on the tube. Lady Loder, FCC 1937 (her Son, Giles backwards),

Greenish-yellow dwarf,extremely compact ,wider than high. Flowers well on a young plant. Leaves redden in the Autumn., April

Neat compact shrub, ideal in a open site. Dark green slightly curved leaves. Pink buds opening to glistening white flowers spotted in yellow., late May

Soft pink bell shaped flowers on a compact bush with attractive rounded foliage., April

Evergreen shrub with loose trusses of 3-4 pure white flowers flushed pink in bud, One of the first semi dwarf scented rhododendrons hardy enough for most areas. Surprisingly bud hardy too, but we recommend a sheltered position. Good for tubs., April

Neat compact shrub with an upright habit, ideal in a open site. Geranium scarlet flowers in neat trusses., late May

Outstanding variety. A low growing, medium sized compact shrub with deep green, glossy, rounded leaves. Bears pink buds which open to creamy-white flowers with pink flushes. Requires neutral or acid soil. ., early May

Flowers open pale yellow with a pink blush and crimson blotch and fade chinese yellow. Compact dark glossy foliage., May

Orange and red with a dark red spotting,, Unusual. Large glossy foliage covers this wide full plant., May-June

This plant grows into a magnificent mound of green with bright fiery red flowers., May-June

Large pink buds open to a pinky white, which fades to a pure white in sun; long lasting flowers in a tall upright truss. Fine old hybrid, introduced in 1896., May

Large evergreen shrubs or trees, often growing to 100 ft. in the wild, (hence its name, meaning "tree-like") but rarely over 40 ft. in cultivation. Leaves dark green with white to silver-colored indumentum below. Flowers white / pink / red., March-April

Elegant upright habit,dark green leaves; striking lavender- blue azalea-like flowers. Best in a little shade. Superb blue mist-like effect in the woodland, like bluebells but not quite so pure blue., April-May

Handsome tree like species with matt green leaves up to 15cm long. Scented white flowers often 7.5 x 8.5cm, An excellent vigorous easily grown variety. Worth trying on neutral soils., late April-May

Shoots with dark brown to black scales. Long broadly funnel-shaped, light purple to purplish blue, April-May

Broadly funnel-shaped bluish mauve, purplish blue or pinkish purple Matt green leaves with brown scales below., April-May

Leaves are long and narrow flat, not wavy, small flowers pink, May-June

Attractive free flowering shrub, dark green leaves, bluish green below. Rose purple flowers., April