The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Pink and Sweet azalea

Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

Distribution: hybrid: Weston (Mezitt) hybrid

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A slow-growing, upright, deciduous shrub reaching 6' tall by 4' wide. The long green leaves turn bronze in summer then purple-red, with tones of orange and yellow in autumn. Masses of pink flowers with light pink, yellow eyes cover the plant from late June into July. The fragrance is rich and spicy on these 1½" long fragrant blooms. Will accent any garden as a specimen plant or in a grouping.