Description
Rhododendron benhallii (formerly Menziesia ciliicalyx) Honshu Blue Our own named selection of this slow-growing and choice, compact deciduous shrub with a somewhat horizontally branched and rounded habit. The foliage of this selection is bright blue-green and colors attractively in the autumn. The exquisite pale rose-pink flowers (mid-spring) are small and bell-shaped, hanging in clusters and covered with a glaucous "bloom" (like a plum). Perfect in a woodland garden but also quite successful in full sun if well-watered. Native to Japan. Our best "blue-leaved" form of this variable species. (?-5\R1\3) RSBG