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More Information: Rhododendron 'Moby Dick'


R. 'Moby Dick' 
  Photo: courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Predominant Flower Color:  White

Flower/Truss Description:  Flowers openly funnel-shaped, 3" across, frilled margins, ivory white with yellow green spotting in lower portion of dorsal lobe.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Early Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic, 2¼" long, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, dull, dark green, hairy, held 1 year. Plant broad, rounded, well-branched.

Deciduous or Evergreen:  Evergreen

Height:  2 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -15°F  ( -26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
   Mildred Mae x Avalanche (Domoto)

Hybridized or Selected by:  Schroeder

Registration Reference:  ARS 871

Glossary of plant description terminology.
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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