Description
Rhododendron rex ssp. rex CDHM#14520 Large erect evergreen shrubs or trees which can attain heights of up to 45 ft. in the wild. The extremely attractive leaves are up to 18 inches long, deep green above with a thick gray to buff indumentum beneath. A beautiful and impressive species blooming in late spring with numerous (up to 30) flowers in a large inflorescence. This species usually has white flushed pink to pure pink or lavender-pink flowers, often with a darker blotch. These are grown from seed collected in the wild in a region where the flowers are typically in the pink to lavender range. (-5R15) RSBG#270sd2013
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Catalog Section: TREE-LIKE AND BIG-LEAF SPECIES
Collector Num : CDHM#14520
Seedlot for Catalogs : 270sd2013
Cultural Ratings : (-5R15)