Rhododendron 'Gable's Pioneer or Pioneer'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 1" across, rosy mauve-pink, held in multiple trusses. Blooms along stems in leaf axils. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, flat, mucronate apex, cuneate base, 2" long, glossy, olive green, semi-deciduous. Plant upright, multiple stemmed. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (R. racemosum x R. mucronulatum) or (R. racemosum x R. mucronulatum) F2  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Gable 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 922 

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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