Rhododendron 'macabeanum'

 
Photo: Eleanor Philp

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Tubular to narrowly funnel campanulate, yellow, usually blotched purple. Truss holds up to 30 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early to Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves broadly ovate to elliptic, up to 15" long, whitish to light tan indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Upright tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 10°F  (-12°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Grandia 

Geographical Origin: 

 NE India (Manipur, Nagaland) 

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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