Rhododendron nakaharae 'Salmon' (Azalea)

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Very prostrate, low and spreading to 25cm x 1m.
Foliage: Evergreen. Dark small elliptic leaves, glossy and hairy.
Flowers: Single salmon pink flowers in great profusion in mid summer.
History: Thought to be from the same R. nakaharae parentage as the Polly Hill hybirds, crossed by T Rokujo, Japan and raised at Marthas Vineyard, USA.