R. 'Midnight Rubies' Web Specials

R. 'Midnight Rubies' Web SpecialsIn order to create a darker red flowering rhododendron, I found 2 parents that I felt were the best ones to insure success. The seed parent is R. 'Leo' x R. 'Rubicon'. This plant has very dark red flowers on a plant with almost perfect foliage. For the pollen parent, I picked R. 'Black Widow', as it is the darkest red of any rhododendron hybrid. One of the offspring bloomed in 2011, and had excellent foliage and very dark red flowers. I named this one

Then in autumn

Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society

Rothchild of Exbury in Cornwall was the most knowledgeable rhododendron expert at that time

Hardy to 10 deg

These plants perform best if mulched well and fed with a acidic fertilizer in summer

Hardy to USDA zone 5 and deciduous

Hardy to zone 9

also known as R

and will grow into a nice mound in the garden

A special azalea indeed

congratulations go out to you Frank

Sometimes they start in August and go to Christmas