Kurume Azaleas 
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Azalea Poukhanensis 
Hardy Evergreen Azaleas 
This group comprises varieties which are hardy quite far North. A few of 
them may need protection during our very severe winters, but if they are in a 
fairly sheltered position most of them will come through without trouble. They 
make a gorgeous planting by themselves, especially when grouped on a slope. 
Then, too, they fit in nicely with other broad-leaved evergreens, and some of 
the smaller varieties are especially useful in the rock-garden. A liberal mulch 
of hardwood leaves, such as oak, will protect their roots in winter and give them 
the kind of food they like. 
The Kurume Azaleas are natives of 
Japan, and are one of E. H. Wilson’s 
discoveries. They are evergreen and 
hardy in this climate. All bloom late 
and are doubly desirable for this 
reason, but the beautiful flowers would 
make them popular at any time. They 
should be mulched well with hard¬ 
wood leaves during winter. 
CORAL BELLS. Coral-pink, shaded deeper 
in the center; medium-sized hose-in-hose 
flowers profusely produced. The plants 
have small, round, glossy foliage. Illus¬ 
trated in color on page 24. 
GIBIYAMA (77091). Pale Amparo purple, 
shading to phlox-purple; five-lobed, starry 
flowers. 
HEXE (Firefly). Large hose-in-hose flowers 
of crimson-red on compact plants. 
HO-ODEN. Hose-in-hose flowers of thulite 
pink edged in lighter pink. A glorious 
flower and our most recent Azalea intro¬ 
duction. 
ORANGE BEAUTY. Large salmon-pink 
flowers. Sturdy plants with light green 
foliage. 
PINK PEARL. Hose-in-hose flowers of a 
lovely shade of salmon-rose shaded lighter 
in center. Blooms in quite large clusters. 
SALMON BEAUTY. Large salmon-pink 
flowers of hose-in-hose type. Bright 
foliage. 
SNOW. Large, pure white flowers borne 
profusely in good-sized clusters. Beautiful 
glossy green foliage. 
SNOWDRIFT. Large flowers of purest white. 
SWEET BRIAR. Rose-pink—a most at¬ 
tractive color for a Kurume. A good 
grower which is very hardy. 
XMAS CHEER. Brilliant red flowers. Very 
dark green foliage. Earliest of the Kur- 
umes. 
Azalea Kaempferi 
AMCENA. Flowers of bright rosy purple are 
produced in a solid mass in May. The 
foliage, which is very hairy, takes on a 
bronzy tint in the fall. 
AMCENA SUPERBA. The dark purple 
flowers shade darker toward the center, 
while on the outside the purple shades to 
red. Hose-in-hose variety. Foliage is small, 
dark glossy green. Plants are compact and 
bushy. 
BENIGIRI. Deep bright red, almost scarlet. 
Compact growth. 
BRIDESMAID. Glowing salmon-pink 
flowers in very large clusters. Small, 
glossy, bright green foliage. 
DOUBLE MACRANTHA. Dark pink, hose- 
in-hose flowers. Late bloomer. 
FUJIMOYO. The 2-inch, double flowers are 
pale pink-lilac. A very delightful variety. 
HARDY FIREFLY. Single, fiery red flowers 
of good size. A very hardy Azalea of com¬ 
pact growth. 
HINODEGIRI. A rosy scarlet form of 
A. amoena. This is one of the most brilliant 
of all the dwarf Azaleas, and is a very 
profuse bloomer over a long period. Plants 
can be kept in dwarf condition. Illustrated 
in color on pages 24 and 25. 
HINOMAYO. Somewhat like Hinodegiri 
in habit, and it blooms about the same time, 
but the foliage is slightly smaller. The 
flowers are a clear soft shade of pink. This 
variety is almost but not quite evergreen. 
Illustrated in color on page 24. 
KAEMPFERI. Very large, fire-red flowers 
in great masses. Plants are tall, bushy, and 
unusually hardy. One of the real colorful 
varieties. 
KIMNAZOI. Single, orange-red flowers, 
DA inches across. Plants are vigorous, 
broad and bushy, with extremely narrow 
foliage. 
LEDIFOLIA LILACINA. Large, single, 
lilac-colored blossoms. Heavy grower. 
LEDIFOLIA MAGNIFICA. Large, single, 
pale pink blooms, splotched with deeper 
pink; fragrant. 
LEDIFOLIA ROSEA. Pale pink, medium¬ 
sized flowers. Medium growth, bushy. 
LILACINA. Very large, single, lilac flowers. 
An extremely dainty variety. 
MACRANTHA. Large, salmon-red, single 
flowers, similar to Hinodegiri. Compact, 
dark green, glossy foliage. Very late- 
blooming. 
MAXWELLI. Large, single flowers, 2 inches 
in diameter, deep rose with darker spots. 
Low, broad-growing plants. Very hardy. 
Illustrated in color on page 24. 
POUKHANENSIS. Korean Azalea. Clear 
rosy lavender flowers spotted with pur¬ 
plish brown on the upper lobe. Flowers are 
large, very fragrant, and produced in large 
quantities in early May. Strong-growing, 
hardy, attractive foliage in the fall. 
SUISHOREN (77131). Small flowers darker 
red than Hinomayo, almost double. Pro¬ 
lific bloomer. 
YAYE-GIRI. Semi-double flowers of a lovely 
shade of salmon-red. Narrow foliage of a 
warm, intense green. A very showy and 
floriferous variety. Illustrated in color on 
page 24. 
YODOGAWA. Full double, rosy purple 
flowers of medium size. 
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