Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'

 
Photo: Stuart Imrie

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 3⅛" across, very deep purple with a large black blotch. Dome to ball-shaped truss of about 15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, 3⅛" to 4" long, dark green with a depressed midrib. Upright, open habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 ponticum x unknown  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Waterer, A. 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 58 

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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