What is the latest on the research to develop evergreen yellow-flowered azaleas? Thanks, Jo Mercer Odenton, MD USA
Jo, to the best of my knowledge there is no formal research being conducted to develop an evergreen yellow-flowered azalea. A friend of mine in Lexington SC has been trying for years, so far unsuccessfully.
Found the following from a few years back, & there is the lovely W. Berg Rhodo hybrid 'Patty Bee'. http://www.springerlink.com/content/t2553464184lj827/
Not an azalea, of course. There are quite a few other non-azalea evergreen rhododendrons with yellow flowers, both wild and hybrid.
Glendoick Gardens at Glendoick,Perth.Scotland, run by the Cox family,are well known in the U.K. for their gardens and nurseries.They have been breeding Rhodo's and Azaleas for over 40 years.Euan, Peter and Kenneth have all undertaken plant hunting expeditions and have many introductions. See www.glendoick.com Hope this info is of some help.Luddite.
