Rhododendron 'Dexter's Vanilla'

 
Photo: Steve Henning

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 3½" across, fragrant, creamy white with purplish-pink edges and along central veins of lobes and reddish-brown marking on dorsal lobe. Held in flat to lax trusses of 8 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 Yes 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to oblong, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5" long, glossy, olive green, retained 2 years. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 unknown x unknown  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Dexter 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 782 

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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