Rhododendron 'Olive'

 
Photo: Garth Wedemire

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Purple 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, about 1½" across, vivid reddish-purple with darker spots scattered over the base of the upper lobe. Truss has 1-2 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, about 1" long, dark green. Upright, rather leggy, sparse habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 moupinense x dauricum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Stirling-Maxwell 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 58 

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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