Rhododendron 'Yaku Prince'

 
Photo: Don Kohlenberger

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, opens purplish-pink and ages to a lighter pink, pale purplish-pink blotch and dark reddish-orange spotting. Ball-shaped truss has 14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5" long, olive-green, with moderately heavy dark orange-yellow indumentum, retained 3 years. Upright, rounded, well-branched plant. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 King Tut x degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Shammarello 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 772 

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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