Rhododendron 'Queen Nefertiti'

 
Photo: Eleanor Philp

Predominant Flower Color: 

Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 5" across, light purplish-pink with deeper margins and reverse and purplish-red spotting on dorsal lobe. Ball-shaped trusses of about 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

No 

Bloom Time: 

Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

Leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5¾" long, dark green, retained 2 years. Upright and vigorous grower. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

15°F  (-9°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

Anna x Loderi Venus  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

Beck 

Registration Reference: 

ARS 782 

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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