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Rhododendron, Azalea 'Hershey's Red'

Rhododendron

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Family

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Rhododendron (roh-do-DEN-dron)

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Height

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Spacing

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Sun Exposure

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

Light Shade

Bloom Color

Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Time

Red

Foliage

Mid Spring

Other Details

Other details

Evergreen

Seed Collecting

Unknown - Tell us

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myriban

Northeast region, NJ (Zone 6b) | March 2010 | positive

I've had mine in full shade in a north facing bed and they bloom beautifully every year regardless of the lack of sunlight or the harshne...Read More

claypa

West Pottsgrove, PA (Zone 6b) | May 2008 | positive

A bright red evergreen azalea with 2 inch / 5 cm hose-in-hose flowers. Hybridized at Hershey's Azalea Farm in Gap, Pennsylvania.

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