Rhododendron 'Summer Snow'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower funnel-campanulate, 3¾" across, white with small, rayed greenish-yellow blotch on dorsal lobe. Dome-shaped truss holds 11 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Late 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, up to 9" long, coriaceous. Vigorous grower. Can become tree-like. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 maximum x (ungernii x auriculatum) F2 derivation  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Leach 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 684 

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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