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More Information: Rhododendron 'Alexander'


R. 'Alexander' 
  Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color:  Pink

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobed, 2" across, deep yellowish-pink to vivid red with red spotting. 1 flowered inflorescence.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Very Late

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves narrowly elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 1⅛" long, glossy, olive green with reddish hairs. Purple gray green in winter. Creeping, dense, irregularly mounding habit.

Deciduous or Evergreen:  Evergreen

Height:  3 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -10°F  ( -23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
   nakaharai x Kin-no-zai

Hybridized or Selected by:  Rokujo

Registration Reference:  ARS 744

Glossary of plant description terminology.
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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