Rhododendron 'Bibiani'

 
Photo: Lonnie Player

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower tubular-campanulate, 2½" across, waxy, dark crimson red with sparse maroon spotting. Held in ball-shaped truss with about 14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early to Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, about 6" long, dull, dark green with silver-brown indumentum. Vigorous, dense, upright growth habit. Tolerant of heat. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 5°F  (-15°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Moser's Maroon x arboreum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 de Rothschild, L. 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 58 

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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