Rhododendron 'Nifty Fifty'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Seed Parent X Pollen Parent: 

 unknown X (Knap Hill Yellow x Klondyke) 

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 4½" across, vivid yellow with vivid orange-yellow throat. Held in ball-shaped truss of 13 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Midseason 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat, 2½" to 3½" long, slightly bullate, slightly hairy below. Upright spreading habit. 

Deciduous or Evergreen: 

 Deciduous  

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Arneson 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 952 

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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