Rhododendron 'Caruso'

 
Photo: Steve Henning

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 3½" to 4½" across, moderate purplish pink, with deep purplish pink veins, paler midribs and throat, and deep purplish red markings on dorsal lobe. Truss has 12 -15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ovate, apiculate apex, rounded base, convex, slightly glossy, dark green. Broadly rounded plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Astrid x Lem's Monarch  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Hachmann, Hans 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 01 

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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