Rhododendron arborescens x japonicum ( Verna Bergen Ghent Hybrid Azalea )
The contrived metal money name R. gandavense is often used for all the cultivars of the Ghent Hybrids . These hardy plant originated in Belgium and England in the 1800s from crosses between many different species . This cultivar is an Old Ghent Hybrid enclose before 1900 . grandiloquent , deciduous shrub that broadens with years . The Ghents prefer cool climates and are very hardy ( -15 degree F to -25 degree F ) ....