Rhododendron 'Marie Starks'

 
Photo: Bob George

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 3¼" across, light greenish-yellow, more brilliant on dorsal lobes, and with dark red blotch surrounding base of throat and with dorsal dark red spotting. Ball-shaped, somewhat lax, truss of 14-18 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, rounded base, 4" long, flat, glossy, yellow-green, retained for 2 years. Rounded growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (degronianum ssp yakushimanum x Fabia) x Odee Wright  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Murray 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 853 

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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