Rhododendron 'Caronella'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 1½" wide, light purplish-pink, with purple-pink markings producing a striped effect. Dome-shaped trusses of about 6. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, flat, acute apex, cuneate base, 3" long, dark green, about ¾ of leaves are orange-red in fall before dropping. Upright habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 minus var minus Carolinianum Group, white form x mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mezitt, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 992 

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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