Rhododendron 'Anneke'
(Azalea 'Anneke')
Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Discovered By - Raised by Denny Pratt, selected by Fred De Jong
Year of Introduction - 1964
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.6m
Width - up to 1.6m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and mid-green, oblong to lanceolate leaves. Canary yellow flowers are trumpet-shaped with recurved petals and are held in trusses. The flowers are fragrant and produced from late spring into early summer. 'Anneke' was raised by rhododendron breeder Denny Pratt and selected by nurseryman Fred De Jong.
Flower:
Canary yellow flowers are trumpet-shaped with recurved petals and are held in trusses. Each bloom has darker yellow markings towards the centre. Flowers are fragrant and produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers in trusses
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape. The foliage turns vivid shades of orange and red in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Autumn Colour: Orange, red
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.