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More Information: Rhododendron 'Yaku Prince'


R. 'Yaku Prince' 
  Photo: Don Kohlenberger

Predominant Flower Color:  Pink

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, opens purplish-pink and ages to a lighter pink, pale purplish-pink blotch and dark reddish-orange spotting. Ball-shaped truss has 14 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5" long, olive-green, with moderately heavy dark orange-yellow indumentum, retained 3 years. Upright, rounded, well-branched plant.

Height:  3 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -10°F  ( -23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     King Tut x degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Shammarello

Registration Reference:  ARS 772

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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