Azalea hybrid plant `Paul A. Kohl`

Abstract

The new plant is a hybrid semi-evergreen azalea characterized by compact mounded, branching form and blooms which appear in clusters of two with an occasional cluster of three. The azalea blooms in early April to mid-May in St. Louis, Mo. Blooms measure 1 32/32 to 2 15/32 inches in diameter, usually 1 32/32 to 2 15/32 inches, and are single with five lobes fused at the base with 10 non-petaloid stamens. The blooms are uniform pink with no flecking.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A new variety of hybrid semi-evergreen azalea plant as described and illustrated, characterized by a compact globular form, tolerant of rapid changes in temperature, resistant to drought and excessive moisture, hardy at -10° F. in mid-western United States' seasons, good rooting habit and blooms having a diameter of 1 32/32 to 2 15/32 inches, which appear generally in duplicate with an occasional triplicate, the plant blooms from early Apr. to mid-May in St. Louis, Mo., with single, uniform pink flowers that are of open funnel-shaped form with non-petaloid stamens.