Judy Zuk Japanese Gardens

Judy Zuk Japanese GardensNew Magnolia with many outstanding qualities. First, the flowers have a color combination unlike any other rich orange yellow flowers with pink at the base are exquisite. Then the fragrance fruity spicy citrus perfumes the garden when in full bloom, adding another dimension. A rounded tree growing to 20 ft. x 20 ft. over time. Hardy to zone 5. Named in honor of the late Judy Zuk, former director of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and Scott Arboretum.

grouped with other rhododendrons and azaleas

or some cultivar of camellia

they seem to grow out of it

Lower branches typically remain on the tree as it ages

but the plant certainly is

This form of Rhododendron augustinii var

Available in the trade for over 75 years

The glossy needles are a deep-green with a bluish cast

I do know several people who grow this plant in a large container and move it into a greenhouse for the winter

almost black

The flowers are a bright carmine-red in color

'Sunsation' in full bloom will cause quite a stir in the neighborhood