Rhododendron 'reticulatum'

 
Photo: Kenneth Cox

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Lavender, Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel campanulate, 1" to 2" across, lavender to deep purple or magenta, rarely white. Inflorescence 1-2 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves rhombic-ovate to lanceolate, up to 2½" long, in whorls at branch tips, deciduous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Broadly upright shrub or tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Tsutsusi 

Section: 

 Brachycalyx 

Sub Section: 

  

Geographical Origin: 

 Japan (S Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) 

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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