Northern Lights Azalea Varieties. The upright growth habit of fireball will ensure that its showy red blossoms won t get lost among your other spring flowers. Researchers are screening 41 deciduous azalea varieties in replicated field plots in minnesota and ohio to identify mildew tolerant or resistant cultivars for use in future.
Northern lights azaleas tadeusz dauksza orland park illinois so much owed by so many to so few winston churchill august 20 1940 maybe this phrase can also be used in directing a spe cial gratitude to those before us who introduced the world of azaleas to us. Northern lights with various shades of fragrant pink flowers on a 4 to 6 foot bush was the first introduction in 1978. Flower colors are pink yellow white and orange.
Interestingly enough it loses all of its foliage in the winter but its blossoms stay strong.
The northern lights azaleas were bred at the university of minnesota specifically to withstand cold temperatures. Northern lights with various shades of fragrant pink flowers on a 4 to 6 foot bush was the first introduction in 1978. The first crosses were made in 1957. Like other deciduous azaleas i e azaleas that shed their leaves annually they exhibit good cold tolerance and flower freely in the spring.