Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly to tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across, light purplish-pink with inconspicuous gold-green blotch that ages to reddish-brown. Dome-shaped truss has about 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves lanceolate, acute apex, cuneate base, convex, 2" long, yellow-green with mahogany color in winter. Upright grower. Loves to be sheared often. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 minus var minus Carolinianum Group x minus var minus  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mezitt, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 831 

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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