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More Information: Rhododendron 'Sugar Puff'


R. 'Sugar Puff' 
  Photo: Monrovia Nursery

Predominant Flower Color:  White

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, 1⅕" across, greenish white, unmarked, with moderate purplish pink flush outside. Terminal inflorescence have 7-8 flower buds.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Early Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves lanceolate, broadly acute apex, rounded base, flat margins, moderate yellow green, retained 3 years. Upright-mounded plant habit with reddish branches.

Height:  3 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -30°F  ( -34°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     racemosum x minus Carolinianum Group

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  L

Hybridized or Selected by:  Read

Registration Reference:  ARS 074

Glossary of plant description terminology.
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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