Rhododendron 'Teddy Bear'

 
Photo: Odo Tschetsch
Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower funnel-campanulate, wavy edges, 2½" across, opens light purplish-pink and fades to white with yellow-brown spots in throat. Dome-shaped truss has 8-10 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to narrowly elliptic, convex, mucronate apex, rounded base, 5" long, glossy and bullate above, orange indumentum below, leaves retained 3years. Yellow-green petiole. Spreading, dense growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 bureavii x degronianum ssp yakushimanum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 unknown 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 922 

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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