\'Hardijzer\'s Beauty\' Rhododendron (圖)

Broadleaf evergreen shrub, a dwarf azaleodendron, 3 ft (0.9 m) in 10 years, vigorous, upright dense habit.  Leaves elliptic, 2-4 cm long, broadly acute tip, wedge-shaped (cuneate) base, glossy, green tinged red, retained 2-3 years, may turn purplish-green in winter.  Flowers small, about 2.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, strong purplish-pink and lightly flushed deep purplish-pink, purplish-red spotting in throat; multiple buds per dense cluster, each bud has 2-4 flowers.

–5^o F, early-mid; quality rating: 4/3-4/4 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].  Sun tolerant.

Developed by W. H. Hardijzer, The Nurseries, Boskoop, Holland, introduced in 1965.