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More Information: Rhododendron sinogrande


R. 'sinogrande' 
  Photo by: Bob George

Predominant Flower Color:  White, Yellow

Flower/Truss Description:  Oblique-campanulate, creamy white to pale yellow, with crimson basal blotch. Truss holds 12-30 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Early to Early Midseason

Foliage Description:  Leaves oblanceolate to broadly elliptic, up to 35" long, shiny, plastered silvery to fawn indumentum.

Plant Habit:  Tree-like with wide lower branches

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  10°F  ( -12°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Sub Genus:  Hymenanthes

Section:  Ponticum

Sub Section:  Grandia

Geographical Origin:  India (Arunachal Pradesh), NE Burma, China (SE Tibet, Yunnan)

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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