Rhododendron 'Molly Smith'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 2½" across, creamy white with prominent orange blotch in brush strokes on dorsal lobe. Held in conical truss of up to 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate, acute apex, cuneate base, 3" long, of heavy texture, green with gray-brown indumentum, leaves retained 3-4 years. Rounded, well-branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x Mrs Furnivall  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Smith, C. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 821/843 

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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