Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' Ericaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection

Source of plant

Cornell Botanic Gardens, McGuire Gardens, Edgewood Nursery

Description

To 6' tall; hardy to -25 degrees F.; mid to late season blooming; A.R.S. rating 2/3/4. Vigorous fast-growing plant with good foliage. Flowers rose-lilac, rather small, held in dome-shaped trusses. (Anthony Waterer, prior to 1851).

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

winter interest, hardiness