Rhododendron

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection

Source of plant

Leach Research Station, Jim Fry, Kellygreen Rhododendron Nursery

Description

Plants to 2.5' in height; hardy to -25 degrees F.; early bloooming; ARS rating 4/3. Small, shapely plantreaching 4' (1.2 m) in 20 years. Leaves narrow and pointed, 2" (5 cm) long, bronze in winter. Flowersbisque yellow streaked and blotched with salmon borne in abundant clusters. (G. Guy Nearing, 1972). A. E. (ARS) 1973.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

growth habit