Rhododendron 'Carte Blanche'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped flowers, frilly-edged lobes, are 2½" across, light purplish pink aging to white with brilliant yellow spotting on upper lobe. Dome-shaped truss has 18-20 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, convex, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 3½"-5" long, glossy, mid green, retained 2-3 years. Dense, upright plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 brachycarpum x Bonfire  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Shapiro 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 933 

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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