Rhododendron 'formosum'

 
Photo: Hank Helm

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Openly funnel campanulate, white sometimes flushed pink, usually with a yellow blotch, fragrant. Inflorescence 2-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to linear obovate, up to 4½" long, margins bristly. 

Plant Habit: 

 Fairly compact to straggly shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 10°F  (-12°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Maddenia 

Geographical Origin: 

 NE India 

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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