Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

 
Photo: Boris Bauer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Lavender 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower funnel-shaped, 2⅜" across, rosy lavender with reddish-brown dorsal spotting, ages to pink. Ball-shaped truss holds about 20 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, olive green. Dense and spreading plant of great vigor. Tolerant of heat or cold. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 catawbiense hybrid  

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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