Rhododendron 'Purple Gem'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower bright purplish-violet. Held in ball-shaped trusses. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ½" long, aromatic, rusty olive-green. New growth is grayish-blue, and turn bronze in winter. Dense, compact, rounded habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 2 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 minus var minus Carolinianum Group x fastigiatum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Nearing 

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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