Rhododendron

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Treman Woodland Walk

Source of plant

Shadowbrook Nursery, Roslyn Nursery

Description

To 7' tall; hardy to -15 degrees F.; midseason blooming; ARS rating 4/4-5/4. Magenta rose buds open to flowers of light mallow purple with a few ochre spots, aging to white, of good substance, 2.75" (7cm) across, 5-lobed, held in dome shaped trusses of 12 flowers; free flowering. Plants wider than tall; leaves heavily indumented, held 4 years. (B. Lancaster cross; David G. Leach, raised & intro.; reg. 1982).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics, notable texture, winter interest