Rhododendron 'April Snow'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, double, 1½" across, yellowish white, petaloid stamens. Held in ball-shaped trusses of 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblong, acute apex, cuneate base, ¾" to 1½" long, rusty-green scaly indumentum. Dense, upright, well-branched growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (unnamed PJM x mucronulatum x dauricum 'Album') x (carolinianum x unnamed PJM hybrid)  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mezitt, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 874 

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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