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