Rhododendron ‘Girard's Purple’               ('Sandra Ann' × 'Girard's Scarlet')

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, an azalea, low growing, compact, 24 × 18 inches (60 × 45 cm) in 4 years, to about 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) tall.  Prolific blooming, flowers are about 6 cm across, deep purplish red (74 B), darker spotting, lobes wavy.
• Half to full sun.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 6   Bred and introduced by Girard Nurseries, Geneva, Ohio.
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden.