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Rhododendron 'Billie Dee' |
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Seed Parent X Pollen Parent: |
unknown X unknown |
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Predominant Flower Color: |
Purple |
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Flower / Truss Description: |
Flower openly funnel-shaped flowers, single, 2½" to 3" across, strong reddish purple at the margins, shading to very pale purple at the center, sparse, vivid purplish red spotting. Truss has 5-10 flowers. |
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Bloom Time: |
Early |
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Height in 10 Yrs: |
3 ft |
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Cold Hardiness Temperature: |
20°F (-7°C) |
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Foliage Description / Plant Habit: |
Leaves oblanceolate to obovate, flat, broadly acute to obtuse apex, cuneate base, glossy, hairy above and below, 2⅜" long, deep yellowish green. Upright, dense growth habit |
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Deciduous or Evergreen: |
Evergreen |
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Hybridized or Selected by: |
Mossholder |
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Registration Reference: |
ARS 912 |