Arneson Ruby Azalea

Azalea arneson ruby growth habit.

Arneson ruby azalea.

The foliage is bronze toned and being a slower. Starting in the 1960 s ivan and robertha arneson of canby oregon started hybridizing deciduous azaleas. Certainly one of the top candidates for the reddest azalea has to be arneson s ruby also listed under arneson ruby. Evenly moist well drained soils.

Azaleas make a great accent plant to any landscape setting. The foliage is bronze toned and is a slower grower making a smaller sized deciduous azalea in the landscape. Arneson nursery and the azalea fields ivan and robertha next to one of their red hybrids circa 1980 s arneson hybrids tadeusz dauksza orland park il. Filtered to full sun growing conditions.

Red buds open to large soft yellow orange flowers shading to strong reddish orange at the margins. 3 foot clump forming usda zone. Rich ruby red flowers decorate this outstanding new deciduous azalea in mid spring. Arneson ruby in the dauksza garden good flower that was partly double they saved it and started to hybridize for a larger flowered double corolla 3 to 4 in.

Prolific spring bloomer with abundant red buds streaked with yellow then opening to a gorgeous flower show displaying blooms each with a yellow throat shading to reddish orange at the margins. Arneson ruby azalea azalea x arneson ruby sku 40086. Silver sword sport of girards rose azalea evergreen. The eye catching flowers cover the shrub as the foliage begins to appear.

It would be difficult to find a more saturated red then the blooms on this deciduous azalea. Azalea arneson ruby deciduous azalea large ruby red blooms with wavy edges lay on bright green foliage that turns an attractive shade of red in the fall. The foliage fall color is red orange. It is a deeply saturated true ruby red enhanced by red filaments on its stamens and a mint green stigma on its red pistil.

Home none arneson gem exbury azalea. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants loving insulate position with constantly moist soil. Arneson gem is a true jewel. It was hybridized by ivan and robertha arneson long time growers and hybridizers of deciduous azaleas.

Blooms mid spring 4 5 ft tall x 3 ft spread deciduous hardy to 20 f 28 9 c attracts bees butterflies and hummingbirds. It is fragrant and the leaves are disease resistant. Ivan robertha arneson. Its reddish buds open to soft golden yellow flowers with apricot orange tips and petal margins.

Partial to full sun. Arneson gem exbury azalea. Purple triumph azalea evergreen. Vigorous grower with a tight compact habit.

Supremely large 5 dark ruby red wavy edged flowers appear mid spring.