Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense

This is a large and rounded evergreen azalea (deciduous in colder climates) that is typically wider than high. The broadly funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring) are rose to lilac-purple or rarely white. A tough and extremely adaptable species that I have seen thriving in climates as different as Atlanta, GA, Boston MA and here in the Pacific Northwest. A floriferous species with large showy flowers. Tolerant of sun or shade. Native to central and S Korea where it occurs in various habitats from 150 to 3,600 ft. This selection with rose-pink flowers.