Rhododendron 'Cheerful Giant'

 
Photo: Monrovia Nursery

Seed Parent X Pollen Parent: 

 Whitethroat X un-named yellow sedling 

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-campanulate, wavy to frilly with 15 lobes, 3½" across, straw yellow, reverse apricot. Ball-shaped truss with 12 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves nearly elliptic, 3 to 4" long, glossy, spinach green. Metallic blue-green in fall. Upright, rounded, habit. Unusual thick, stiff stems. 

Deciduous or Evergreen: 

 Deciduous  

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Sorenson 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 841 

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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