Rhododendron

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection

Source of plant

Cardinal Nursery

Description

To 6'; hardy to -25 degrees F.; early- midseason blooming; ARS rating 4/4/4. White flowers with bold, twin-rayed dorsal blotch of red are 3.5" (8.3cm) across, rotate, funnel-shaped held in spherical trusses of up to 13 flowers. Plant habit upright, good foliage density. (Edmond Amateis cross, raised and intro. by David G. Leach, 1969).

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

winter interest, hardiness