Rhododendron 'schlippenbachii'

 
Photo: Pat Breen

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Broadly rotate-funnel shaped, 2½"-3" across, pale to deep pink, rarely white. Inflorescence 3-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves broadly obovate, up to 4½" long, in whorls at branch tips, deciduous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Tall, upright, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Pentanthera 

Section: 

 Sciadorhodion 

Sub Section: 

  

Geographical Origin: 

 Korea, NE Manchuria, E Russia 

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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