Rhododendron 'dauricum'

 
Photo: Henk Borsje

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Widely funnel shaped, pale to deep purple, mauve-pink or white. 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, rounded, up to 1½" long, semi-evergreen, purplish in winter. 

Plant Habit: 

 Erect to straggly shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Rhodorastra 

Geographical Origin: 

 E Siberia, Mongolia, N China, Japan (Hokkaido) 

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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