Rhododendron 'Midnight Ruby'

 
Photo: Monrovia Nursery

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 1½" across, frilly-edged lobes; strong reddish purple with yellowish brown eye. Truss has 10-15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, convex, wavy margins, apiculate apex, cuneate base; bullate and glossy above. Foliage almost black in autumn, and remains that color through the bloom period. Dense plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 2 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Olga Mezitt x deep purple seedling from PJM group  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mezitt, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 892 

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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