Rhododendron

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection

Source of plant

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Weston Nurseries, Weston Nurseries

Description

To 5'; hardy to -10 degrees F.; late blooming. Vibrant deep pink flowers are marked with spots of red-violet. Silver-gray new growth and red stems provide a second season of interest (DS ). Dark pink flowers; University of Minnesota bud hardiness tested to -18 degrees F. (Weston Nurseries introduction). (DS 155).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

winter interest, flowering season