Azalea hybrid variety named `Conlea`

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Azalea found as a seeding in a planned cross between the female Azalea `Double Beauty` and the male Rhododendron oldhamii `Fourth of July`. The new variety possesses a unique blooming time and is superior in development of an upright, dense, globose shaped plant with attractive semi-double strong pink flowers.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and unique variety of Azalea Hybrid plant named `Conlea` as herein shown and described, is characterized by its spring, summer, and fall blooming, semi-double strong pink flowers, rapid growth rate, and ease of propagation; the upright, dense, and globose habit will fill numerous landscape needs for large building foundation plantings, large screens, hedges, and specimen plants.