Rhododendron 'Hachmann's Sunny Boy'

 
Photo: Fredo Schroder Nursery

Seed Parent X Pollen Parent: 

 Betty Kelly X Salmon Queen 

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Orange 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, sometimes petaloid, 2¾"-3⅛" across, vivid reddish orange, edges strong reddish orange, upper lobe sometimes has strong orange blotch. Lax truss has 8-14 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to ovate, apiculate apex, cuneate base, slightly glossy, hairy, New leaves purple bronze colored. Upright growth habit. 

Deciduous or Evergreen: 

 Deciduous  

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Hachmann, H. 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 01 

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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