Rhododendron 'Mrs G.W. Leak'

 
Photo: Don Kohlenberger

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, 3⅓" across, mottled rosy pink, darker in the tube, with blackish-brown and crimson markings. Held in conical-shaped truss has about 12 flowers. Plant does not bloom until it is at least 5 years old. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 4" to 6" long, deep, matt green. Leaves may suffer from winter spotting. Upright growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Coombe Royal x Chevalier Felix de Sauvage  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Koster & Sons 

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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