Rhododendron 'rubiginosum'

 
Photo: Steve Henning

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Openly funnel-shaped, pale to deep pink, lavender-pink, or near-white flushed pink or purple with purple, brown or red blotch or spots. Truss holds typically 4-8 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, up to 4½" long, lower surface rusty to dark brown. 

Plant Habit: 

 Erect to spreading, well-branched shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Heliolepida 

Geographical Origin: 

 NE Burma, China (SE Tibet, Yunnan, SW Sichuan) 

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

 

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