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Rhododendron 'Sweet Christy' |
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Seed Parent X Pollen Parent: |
unknown X unknown |
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Predominant Flower Color: |
Yellow |
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Flower / Truss Description: |
Flower tubular funnel shaped, very flat faced, 2½-3" across, opens brilliant yellow, fading in time to paler yellow and then almost to white, with a yellow blotch either side of the center of the dorsal lobe. Ball-shaped to flat truss has 11-14 flowers. |
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Bloom Time: |
Early Midseason |
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Height in 10 Yrs: |
4 ft |
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Cold Hardiness Temperature: |
10°F (-12°C) |
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Foliage Description / Plant Habit: |
Leaves broadly elliptic, acute apex with apiculus, cuneate base, 4-4½" long, dark green, hairy, in fall becoming yellow with some pink and russet along edges. Broad, rounded plant habit. |
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Deciduous or Evergreen: |
Evergreen |
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Hybridized or Selected by: |
unknown |
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Registration Reference: |
ARS 771 |
