Rhododendron 'Agateen'

 
Photo: Joe Coleman

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, deep pink with strong greenish-yellow dorsal blotch, reverse vivid purplish-red. Color fades with age. Held in ball to dome-shaped trusses of 15. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrow elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, somewhat revolute base, 4½" long, yellow-green with plastered brown indumentum, leaves retained 3 years. Rounded, well-branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 degronianum ssp yakushimanum x Henriette Sargent  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Arsen 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 832 

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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