Rhododendron 'Bonnie Babe'

 
Photo: Lois Sturdivant

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly campanulate, 1¾" across, yellow with more intense color in throat and cardinal red spots, reverse shaded red. Very large yellow calyx. Dome-shaped trusses of 10-14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, apiculate to mucronate apex, cuneate to rounded base, 3" to 3½" long, dull, yellowish-green, retained 2 years. Rounded, well-branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 10°F  (-12°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Inca Gold x unknown orange hybrid  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Elliott 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 832 

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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