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botanical name:
Rhododendron 'Azurika'

synonyms: Rhododendron impeditum 'Azurika'
family: Ericaceae

characteristics: shrub, evergreen, ground-cover
height: 0.60m width: 1.00m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: violet
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -22°C
USDA zone: 6 to 9

description:
Dwarf evergreen of dense low spreading growth with small ovate dark greyish green leaves. Clusters of deep violet-blue flowers in April or May. Free flowering even when young.

cultivation:
Sun or part shade and moist, well drained acidic soil.

usage:
Rock gardens, riased beds, good for patio containers.

other notes:
Hybrid of Rh. russatum x Rh. impeditum. Raised by H. Hachmann, Barmstedt, Germany, 1963