PL#4009
SWEET REWARD Pink
Rhododendron 'NCB193'
Sweet Reward azaleas are far from your typical selection: not only are they hardy, but these native azaleas light up spring with large, vivid globes of pink flowers and incredible fragrance. You – and everyone else in the vicinity – will love the rich, spicy-floral fragrance of Sweet Reward Pink azalea. It all makes for a wonderful spring show in the garden as well as in the garden center, with a bloom perfectly timed for prime shopping season. Developed by NCSU’s Dr. Jim Ballington from North American native species.
Public reference
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Species
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- Cultivar
- NCB193
- Trade name
- SWEET REWARD Pink
- Hardiness zones
- 5–8 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 3–6 ft
- Mature width
- 3–6 ft
- Description
- Sweet Reward azaleas are far from your typical selection: not only are they hardy, but these native azaleas light up spring with large, vivid globes of pink flowers and incredible fragrance. You – and everyone else in the vicinity – will love the rich, spicy-floral fragrance of Sweet Reward Pink azalea. It all makes for a wonderful spring show in the garden as well as in the garden center, with a bloom perfectly timed for prime shopping season. Developed by NCSU’s Dr. Jim Ballington from North American native species.
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Thornless
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- Asexual propagation forbidden
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