Rhododendron 'Blutopia'

 
Photo: Odo Tschetsch
Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, slightly wavy lobed, 3" across, strong purple with many greenish-yellow spots on dorsal lobes. Held in ball-shaped truss with 12 - 15 blooms. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to ovate, acute apex, cuneate-rounded base, slightly recurved margins, about 5" long, mid green, reddish-brown stems. Broad, upright grower. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Catawbiense Grandiflorum x Arthur Bedford  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Hachmann, Hans 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 89 

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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