‘Rawsonii’

Name:

‘Rawsonii’

Seed parent:

‘Phoeniceum’

Flower size:

unknown

Flower colour:

unknown

Type:

Azalea indica

Year registered:

1832

Notes:

Willian Smith hybrid, might be the same as 'Smithii Coccinea', 'Smithii', and 'Concinnum'.

Mentioned in articles:

The history of azalea breeding in Europe and its influence on contemporary American hybrid varieties

Image credit:

Paxton BM 1837

Hereditary Tree

‘Rawsonii’
‘Phoeniceum’				unknown
R. scabrum		R. mucronatum
		R. ripense	R. macrosepalum

Partial Siblings:
‘Smithii’, cross: ‘Phoeniceum’ x ‘Azalea indica’
‘Coccinum’, seedling of ‘Phoeniceum’
‘Ambrosii’, cross: ‘Phoeniceum’ x ‘Smithii’
‘Pride of Mobile’, seedling of ‘Phoeniceum’
‘Speciosum’, cross: R. indicum x ‘Phoeniceum’
‘Herbertii’, cross: ‘Danielsianum’ x ‘Phoeniceum’

Sources:

Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register, 1837