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Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’            (Balsaminaeflorum Azalea, Rosaeflora Azalea)

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, low and compact.  Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, about 2.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.  Flowers salmon pink flowers, "very double", about 40 petals, no male or female flower parts, about 4 cm across; blooms profusely, late.
• 'Balsaminaeflorum' is known to the florist trade where it is often called Azalea 'Rosaeflora'.
• Reportedly Hardy to USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5° F)