Rhododendron 'Susan'

 
Photo: Kenneth Cox

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Lavender 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 3½" across, light purple, paler towards center, with darker dorsal lobes, maroon spots. Ball-shaped truss holds 12-16 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, 5½" long, flat, dark green with traces of indumentum when new, purple petioles. Upright, spreading growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 campanulatum ssp campanulatum x fortunei ssp fortunei  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Waterer, J. 

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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