Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
Ericaceae
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