Rhododendron occidentale ( Ocean Mist Western Azalea )
The Occidentale Hybrids are the product chiefly of R. occidentale , the Western Azalea native to the Pacific Coast . This metal money and its cultivars are seldom successful in the easterly U.S. , but are an excellent choice for a West Coast garden . Tall , upright , deciduous bush that is cold hardy down to -12 degrees F. Leaves are ovate to oblong , lustrous , average green , 1 1/4 to 3 1/2 column inch long ....