Rhododendron
Rhododendron yakushimanum
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Yakusima Island, Japan
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Watnong Nursery, Gossler Farms Nursery
Description
Densely mounded to 3' in height and width. Foliage is dark green with a woolly indumentum beneath. The flowers are campanulate, bright rose in bud opening to white in full flower, held in 10-flowered trusses.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics, growth habit