Rhododendrons

Chipmunk AGM

Rhododendron ‘Chipmunk’ AGM

Evergreen azalea hybrid

‘Vida Brown’ x ‘Lemur’

P A Cox, Glendoick Gardens 1979

AGM 2025

H7

A low growing shrub, 0.4m tall x 0.6m wide in 10 years

Flowers: Trusses of 2 funnel shaped, hose-in-hose flowers with wavy edged petals. Flowers are 35mm long x 50mm wide, vivid red with strong red spots in the throat

Early- mid June

Not scented

Foliage: Evergreen and dimorphic. Leaves are elliptic, flat and glossy green above with small white hairs; 25mm long x 12mm wide, rounded at the base and almost acute at the apex

Other Information: A good azalea for the smaller garden that extends the flowering season. Commercially available

Location: Surrey

Photo: © Polly Cooke

Location: Surrey

Photo: © Polly Cooke

Location: Surrey

Photo: © Polly Cooke