Rhododendron 'lindleyi'

 
Photo: Don Wallace

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Openly funnel-campanulate, 2½ - 2¾" across, white or cream with an orange-yellow blotch at base, may be tinged pink, fragrant. Truss holds 2-5 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, apex obtuse, up to 5" long, upper surface with raised midrib, lower surface greyish green, with distant reddish brown scales. 

Plant Habit: 

 Straggly shrub, usually epiphytic 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 20°F  (-7°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Maddenia 

Geographical Origin: 

 Nepal, India (Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur), Bhutan, China (S Tibet) 

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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