Description
Rhododendron hookeri HECC#10035 Upright growing shrubs with attractive smooth gray or maroon bark. The dark green leaves have tufts of hairs ("hooks") along the veins on their lower surfaces. The bell-shaped flowers (early to mid-spring) are bright cherry-red to deep crimson or pinkish to amethyst-purple with darker nectaries. A fine early season bloomer that remains quite rare in cultivation. Best in light shade or the woodland garden. Grown from seed collected in the wild. Very large leaves on this form. (0\R1\3) RSBG#245sd2002