Rhododendron 'Grandma's Hat'

 
Photo: Bill Stipe

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 4" across, greenish white with deep purplish-red edges and dark red blotch and spots, reverse deep purplish-red. Held in ball-shaped truss with 18-20 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate to lanceolate, acute apex, cuneate base, 5" long, flat, dull, dark yellowish-green. Upright, well-branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 unknown x unknown  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Lem? 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 873 

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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