Rhododendron 'Helen Scott Richey'

 
Photo: Herb Spady

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower widely funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1¼" across, deep purplish-pink lightly spotted deep pink. 1-5 terminal clusters hold 1-2 flowers each. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 1" long, glossy, bullate, dark green, semi-deciduous. New growth is bronze colored. Upright growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 2 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (racemosum x moupinense) x mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Scott 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 772 

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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