Rhododendron 'Malta'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower widely funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1¾" across, pale purplish-pink, lobes and perimeter irregularly flushed darker, no stamens. Held in ball-shaped truss with 2-6 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to narrowly elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 2½" long, bronze/mahogany in the winter. Upright grower, round-shaped plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Gable's Pioneer x Gable's Pioneer  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Leach 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 813 

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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