Rhododendron 'Lavender Frost'

 
Photo: Sally and John Perkins

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Lavender, White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, fully double (no normal stamens), wavy edges, 1½" across, very pale purple to almost white with light purple margins, flushed pale greenish-yellow when opening. Held in dome-shaped trusses of about 4. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, 1¾" long, glossy, green, with scales above and on petiole, retained 1 year. Wide and compact when young, becomes more upright with age. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Laurie x dauricum white-flowered  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mezitt, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 991 

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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