Rhododendron 'Matador'

 
Photo: Ken Gibson

Predominant Flower Color: 

Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

Flower broadly funnel-shaped, 3" across, vivid red, with faint dorsal spotting. Lax truss holds 7-12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

No 

Bloom Time: 

Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

Leaves oblanceolate, 6⅓" long, hairy, thin buff-colored indumentum. Open, upright growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

5°F  (-15°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

griersonianum x strigillosum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

Aberconway 

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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