Rhododendron 'Cupcake'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower widely funnel-campanulate, 2" across, open deep pink and age to light yellowish-pink with sparse red spotting. Lax truss holds 9 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly oblong, convex, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 3½" long, glossy, dark yellowish-green above, yellow-green below with orange-yellow indumentum that aging to pale yellow. Leaves retained 3 years. Dense, spreading habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 degronianum ssp yakushimanum x Medusa  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Thompson 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 943 

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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