Rhododendron 'Sunny Day'

 
Photo: Joan Steele

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy, somewhat reflexed lobes, 3" across, light greenish-yellow with moderate red rays deep in dorsal throat. Ball to dome-shaped truss holds 12 flowers 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves between elliptic and narrowly elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate to rounded base, 3¾" to 4½" long, convex, moderate olive green, retained 2 years. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 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: 

 Whitney 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 853 

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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