Predominant Flower Color:  Pink, Purple

Flower/Truss Description:  Widely funnel shaped to almost rotate, pink to purple, conspicuous reddish calyx. Truss holds 2-6 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description:  Leaves oblong elliptic, up to ¾" long, margins bristly.

Plant Habit:  Prostrate, compact to straggly shrub

Height:  1 foot in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -5°F  ( -21°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  L

Sub Genus:  Rhododendron

Section:  Rhododendron

Sub Section:  Fragariiflora

Geographical Origin:  NE Bhutan, China (SE Tibet)

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.