Rhododendron 'Gala'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 3¼" across, wavy edges, inside deep purplish pink, shading gradually lighter in center, vivid reddish orange spotting on upper lobe; outside deep purplish pink. Ball-shaped truss holds up to 15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, flat, apiculate apex, cuneate base, moderate olive green, underside moderate yellow-green. Plant upright, rounded, well-branched. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 10°F  (-12°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (CIS x unnamed hybrid) x Lem's Cameo  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Elliott 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 874 

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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