Rhododendron

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection

Source of plant

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Northern Nurseries, Greer Gardens, Edgewood Nursery

Description

To 4' in height; hardy to -15 degrees F.; mid to late season blooming; A.R.S. rating 2/3/4. Pink flushed buds open to small white flowers with a pale yellow eye, held in small, upright, many-flowered trusses. Plant habit spreading; foliage dark green. Tolerates slightly alkaline soil and industrial smoke. (Cunningham, 1830).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

environmental stress resistance, winter interest