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Azalea Northern Lights 'White Lights'

Rhododendron 'White Lights'

Deciduous Shrub

Height

6 - 7 (feet)

Spread

6 - 7 (feet)

Distinctions

Each white flower is about 1½" long and occurs in clusters of up to twelve; pleasingly fragrant; flowers open before leaves in late May to early June; very hardy with no winter die-back in Anchorage.

Limitations

Needs a moist, acidic, organic soil and protection from moose, which love the dormant flower buds in the winter.

Hardiness

SC, SE (Zone 3)

Origin

Cross between R. x kosteranum and R. prinophyllum

Azalea Northern Lights 'White Lights'