Rhododendron 'Glenwood Arctic Dawn'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 1¾" across, white tinged with very pale purple, lightly spotted with dark reddish orange on dorsal petal. Held in dome-shaped trusses of up to 15 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, convex, acute apex, cuneate base, twisted, 2¾" long, shiny, dark yellowish-green, brown scales below. Leaves retained 1½ years. Dense habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 minus var minus Carolinianum Group x dauricum 'Arctic Pearl'  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Lewis 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 961 

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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