Rhododendron 'Summer Summit'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower funnel-shaped, 2½" across, opens white flushed pale purplish pink at lobe base, aging to white with a pale purplish pink exterior flush, deep greenish yellow dorsal spotting. Truss has 14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Late 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, 5" long, hairless, dark green. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-25°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 maximum x (auriculatum x fortunei ssp discolor)  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Leach 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 84 

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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