Rhododendron atlanticum 'Seaboard'
(Coast Azalea 'Seaboard')

Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - 1m
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A small Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Blue-green to mid-green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape. Tubular funnel-shaped flowers are creamy-white, sometimes tinged pink, and have narrow petals. The Blooms are fragrant and covered in sticky hairs. The flowers are held in trusses and are produced from late spring into early summer. The foliage turns vivid shades of red, orange and yellow before falling in autumn.

Flower:

Fragrant, tubular funnel-shaped flowers with narrow petals are creamy white and tinged with pink. The flowers are held in trusses and produced in May and June.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Tubular funnel-shaped flowers in trusses

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Blue-green to mid-green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems. The foliage turns vivid shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn before falling.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblong

Autumn Colour: Red, orange, yellow

Propagation:

Cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Rhododendron atlanticum 'Seaboard' prefers an acidic soil.