‘Speciosum’

Name:
‘Speciosum’
Seed parent:
R. indicum
Pollen parent:
‘Phoeniceum’
Flower size:
unknown
Flower colour:
unknown
Type:

Azalea indica

Hybridizer:
William Smith
Country:
England
Year registered:
1830
Links:
Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Synonym: 'Speciosissima' or 'Speciosissimum' William Smith hybrid. Either 'Speciosum' itself, or a sibling seedling, had a tendency to form double flowers. Which is one of the origins for double flowers in azalea indica.

Speciosum Azalea indica azalea flowers
Image credit: British Flower Garden series 2 Vol3 1835
Speciosum Azalea indica azalea flowers
Speciosum Azalea indica azalea flowers
Speciosum Azalea indica azalea flowers
Image credit: Paxton BM 1843 & Allgemeine Gartenzeitung
Hereditary Tree
‘Speciosum’
R. indicum‘Phoeniceum’
R. scabrumR. mucronatum
R. ripenseR. macrosepalum




Offspring:
‘Versicolor’, cross: ‘Speciosum’ x ‘Variegata’