VINELAND DREAM: Deciduous azalea. ('Chelsea Reach' x Unnamed red Knap Hill 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 openly funnel-shaped, single, with 5 curved stamens of unequal length; 2" across x 2" long, 22 per truss, 6-lobed with wavy/frilled margins; strong pink (52D) with strong orange (25A) dorsal blotch. Calyx 3/16", pale green. Dome truss, 4-3/4" across x 2-3/4" high. Leaves held 1 year, 3-3/4" x 1-5/8", elliptic, flat, apiculate, cuneate, upper surface hairy. Plant upright, free-flowering, 39" high x 30" wide in 5 years from seed. Blooms late May. Plant and bud hardy to at least -15F.

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