Rhododendron 'Chiara' (Azalea)

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Compact.
Foliage: Evergreen with dense elliptic light green foliage, hairy along veins.
Flowers: Deep purple pink hose-in-hose form, small reddish orange blotch, 3-4 per umbel. Flowers have a ruffled appearance. October flowering.
History: Bred by Girards Nursery, Ohio, in 1971.