Azalea Jolie Madame

A beautiful azalea for the larger garden, Rhododendron Jolie Madame is a medium-sized, quite fast-growing, deciduous shrub with an upright, rather lax habit. The deep green leaves turn maroon-red in autumn. Trusses of scented, funnel-shaped, deep-pink flowers with orange blotches appear in May and June. This cultivar needs minimal pruning. Azalea Jolie Madame holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and is good on the edge of a woodland planting; it can also be grown on banks. Must have acid soil.