Rhododendron 'Isola Bella'

 
Photo: Kenneth Cox

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Lavender 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower broadly funnel-shaped, 2¼" across, opening very pale purple and aging to yellowish-white with faint pink blush at lobe centers and faint yellow to green spotting. 3-5 flowers per bud. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves variable, mainly elliptic, acute to broadly acute apex, cuneate to rounded base, about 1¾" long, glossy, dark green. Dense habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 fletcherianum 'Yellow Bunting' x dauricum 'Arctic Pearl', selfed  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Brueckner 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 001 

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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