Rhododendron 'Olin O. Dobbs'

 
Photo: Jim Willhite

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 2½" across, waxy, very deep reddish-purple with slight brown spotting. Held in dome-shaped truss with 12-15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, acute apex, oblique base, 5" long, retained 3 years. Upright, stiff branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Mars x Purple Splendour  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Dobbs 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 794 

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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