Rhododendron

Rhododendron smirnowii

Ericaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub

Description

Plants 6' to 8' tall and as wide in 15 years. Foliage dark green above with thick woolly tomentum beneath.Flowers rose or rose-pink, the corolla frilled, 1 1/2" long, 2" across, borne in May, held in trusses 5" to 6"wide. Good hardiness.

Source of plant

Roslyn Nursery, Eastern Plant Specialists

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics, winter interest