Rhododendron 'lapponicum'

 
Photo: Hans Eiberg

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Broadly funnel-shaped, pale magenta rose to purple, rarely white. Inflorescence 3-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early to Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblong-elliptic to elliptic-ovate, up to 1" long, often almost deciduous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Low, erect to prostrate shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 2 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Lapponica 

Geographical Origin: 

 Circumpolar: N America (Canada, Alaska, USA), Greenland, Scandinavia, Siberia, Korea, N Japan 

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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