Rhododendron
Rhododendron smirnowii
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Caucasus
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Roslyn Nursery, Eastern Plant Specialists
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.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics, winter interest