Rhododendron 'Bubblegum'

 
Photo: Bill and Cheryl Gray

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped; 2⅛" across, wavy-edged, inside strong purplish pink, deep purplish red dorsal blotch, outside strong purplish pink. Lax truss has 7-9 flowers.. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat and down curved margins, semi-glossy, moderate olive green, retained 2 years. Open plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Weston's Aglo treated in vitro with colchicine  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Briggs Nursery 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 071 

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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