Rhododendron minus var. minus

R. minus 
Photo source: Boris Bauer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink, White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel shaped, deep lobes, pink to purplish pink or white, sometimes spotted greenish. Truss holds 4-12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Midseason 

Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs: 

 4 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F (-26°C)

Foliage Description: 

 Leaves broadly elliptic to lanceolate, up to 4" long, apex acuminate. 

Plant Habit: 

 Compact to straggly shrub 

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Caroliniana 

Geographical Origin: 

 E N America (Tennessee, N Carolina, Georgia, Alabama) 

Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate
and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.

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