Rhododendron 'Kangaro'

 
Photo: Diane Weissman

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, 3" - 3⅛" across, wavy edges, inside vivid purplish red shaded vivid purple with blotch of dark red shaded nearly dark grayish red in the center. Round shaped truss has 15-17 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic to ovate, obtuse apex, rounded base, about 4" long, slightly wavy, slightly glossy, dark green. Rounded growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Hachmann's Kabarett x Peter Alan  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Hachmann, Holger 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 05 

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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