Fragrant and exceptionally cold-hardy, Rhododendron 'Golden Lights' is a compact, deciduous Azalea that belongs to the Northern Lights Hybrid Series. Opening from red-orange buds in late spring to early summer, before the leaves unfurl, 'Golden Lights' bears abundant flat trusses of 10 luminous, funnel-shaped, golden, or butter-yellow flowers with lovely salmon-pink to orange highlights. Each bloom in the truss is less than 2 in. (5cm), but they are so profuse that the trusses look enormous. The foliage of narrow, olive green leaves has the added advantage of greater resistance to mildew than some other hybrid azalea cultivars. A very reliable performer, this flamboyant Azalea features a nice mounded habit and looks terrific in shrub borders.