Rhododendron 'weyrichii'

 
Photo: Boris Bauer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Orange, Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Openly funnel-campanulate, 1½"-2½" across, salmon pink to brick red, spotted darker. Inflorescence 2-4 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves broadly rhombic, up to 3" long, borne in three's at tips of branches, deciduous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Shrub or small tree with short ascending branches 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Tsutsusi 

Section: 

 Brachycalyx 

Sub Section: 

  

Geographical Origin: 

 Japan (SE Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea (Cheju Island) 

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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