Arneson Ruby Azalea

Ivan robertha arneson.

Arneson ruby 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. Starting in the 1960 s ivan and robertha arneson of canby oregon started hybridizing deciduous azaleas. Azalea arneson ruby growth habit. Arneson ruby azalea azalea x arneson ruby sku 40086.

Arneson gem exbury azalea. Its reddish buds open to soft golden yellow flowers with apricot orange tips and petal margins. The foliage is bronze toned and being a slower. Silver sword sport of girards rose azalea evergreen.

It would be difficult to find a more saturated red then the blooms on this deciduous azalea. 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. Vigorous grower with a tight compact habit. Rich ruby red flowers decorate this outstanding new deciduous azalea in mid spring.

Certainly one of the top candidates for the reddest azalea has to be arneson s ruby also listed under arneson ruby. Purple triumph azalea evergreen. Blooms mid april into may and it is fragrant. Home none arneson gem exbury azalea.

Blooms mid spring 4 5 ft tall x 3 ft spread deciduous hardy to 20 f 28 9 c attracts bees butterflies and hummingbirds. The foliage is bronze toned and is a slower grower making a smaller sized deciduous azalea in the landscape. Evenly moist well drained soils. 3 foot clump forming usda zone.

Red buds open to large soft yellow orange flowers shading to strong reddish orange at the margins. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants loving insulate position with constantly moist soil. The eye catching flowers cover the shrub as the foliage begins to appear. 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.

Azaleas make a great accent plant to any landscape setting. Supremely large 5 dark ruby red wavy edged flowers appear mid spring. Filtered to full sun growing conditions. 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.

Partial to full sun. It is a deeply saturated true ruby red enhanced by red filaments on its stamens and a mint green stigma on its red pistil. It is fragrant and the leaves are disease resistant. The foliage fall color is red orange.

Arneson gem is a true jewel.