Rhododendron kaempheri ‘Brick Red’
Roger Coggeshall selected this plant out of a shipment of seedling Azalea kaempheri purchased from Kogut Nursery, Meriden, Connecticut in the early 70’s. The plant was selected for its vivid red bloom and shiny foliage. We were looking for a hardy, upright-growing, red Azalea. This one is a very showy, fire truck red.

The original plant at Syringa Plus is now 5 ½ feet tall by 4 feet wide. Its Fall foliage is a deep reddish-bronze and persists well into the Winter. This plant has proven reliably hardy. It has never shown any winter injury.




Past "Plus" Plants:
Azalea ‘Narcissiflora’
Rhododendron maximum ‘Independence’