VINECOURT QUEEN: Deciduous azalea. ('Chelsea Reach' x Unnamed red seedling) Cross (1982), raised, named, and described by A.W. Smith, Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada; introduced and registered by H.R.I.O. Flowers moderately fragrant, heavy substance, openly funnel-shaped, double, no stamens; 2-1/2" across x 1-5/8" long, 20 per truss, 9 petals with wavy/frilled margins; deep yellowish pink (39B) with yellow flare in dorsal area. Calyx less than 1/8", pale green. Dome truss, 4-3/8" across x 4" high. Leaves held 1 year, 4-3/4" x 3-3/8", elliptic, flat, acute, cuneate, upper surface hairy. Plant upright, free-flowering, 33" high x 28" wide in 5 years from seed. Blooms mid to late May. Plant and bud hardy to at least -15F.

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