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More Information: Rhododendron 'Nicholas'


R. 'Nicholas' 
  Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color:  White, Purple

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, 3½" across, vivid reddish purple with white center and part of dorsal lobe, spotted green. Dense truss has about 19 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, glossy, dark green. Very sparse, often straggly plant habit.

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -10°F  ( -23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     ponticum hybrid

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  de Rothschild, L.

Registration Reference:  RHS 65

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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