Description
Rhododendron macabeanum (alpine form) NAPE#052 Of all the fantastic big-leaf species in cultivation, this is one of the best all-around garden plants. Easy to grow in light shade, this species has large rounded leaves with a whitish to buff woolly indumentum on the lower leaf surface. Large and showy yellow flowers, usually with a purple blotch. This new form was grown from seed collected in the wild at 12,600 ft. - almost 3,000 ft. higher than this species has previously been found. The indumentum on this form is quite a bit darker than typical and it is quite a bit slower-growing and much more compact so far. An exciting opportunity to grow what could be a very hardy form of this popular and beautiful big-leaf. Indeed, after the very early and cold winters suffered the last couple of years in the Pacific NW, plants grown from this collection are looking better than almost any big-leaf in the garden. We also have favorable reports from the East Coast. (-5?\R1\4) RSBG#442sd2003