Rhododendron 'vernicosum'

 
Photo: Kenneth Cox

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Widely funnel-campanulate, pale pink, lavender to bright rose, spotted crimson. Truss holds 5-12 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to ovate or oblong-oval, up to 4½" long, largely glabrous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Rounded, rigid shrub or small tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Fortunea 

Geographical Origin: 

 China (SE Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu) 

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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