Rhododendron 'preptum'

 
Photo: Hank Helm

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Oblique-campanulate shaped, cream white with small blotch in throat. Truss has about 20 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, 4½" to 8" long, rugulose, buff indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Shrub or small tree. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 7 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 5°F  (-15°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Falconera 

Geographical Origin: 

 China (NW Yunnan), NE Burma 

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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