R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon'

Evergreen Azalea Hybrid

Hybridized By	Nuccio's Nurseries
10 Year Height	91 cm. (3ft.)
Bloom Time	late
Flower	funnel-shaped
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic to lanceolate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Minimum Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Registration	Unknown or not recorded
Extra Information	Flowers are bicolor white with purple edges that quickly fade to pink with a red blotch on the dorsal petal. Pink stigma, white filiments with light brown anthers that are sometimes hot pink too. And when it first starts blooming it puts on an wild display of different flowers before settling on the classic photo you see on nursery sites.

Title R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken June 4, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 648 x 1152, 59 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 273 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.9 MB Description R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' flower close up.
Title R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken June 2, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 432 x 768, 80 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 557 KB Full 1440 x 2560, 1.8 MB Description R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' whole shrub, half way to full bloom.
Title R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken May 25, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 648 x 1152, 69 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 303 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.1 MB Description R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' variations on it blooms at first.
Title R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken May 26, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 648 x 1152, 59 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 340 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.5 MB Description R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' puts out a variation of it blooms at first. This one with a larger extra petal.
Title R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken June 2, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 648 x 1152, 79 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 415 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.4 MB Description R. 'Nuccio's Wild Moon' flowers, front side and outside petal views.