Rhododendron 'Lady Bessborough'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 white 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower funnel-shaped, 3⅓" across, wavy-edges, creamy white with a marron eye on deeper cream background. Open-centered truss has 14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, up to 5½" long, matte-green. Open, upright plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 fortunei ssp discolor x campylocarpum Elatum Group  

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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