Rhododendron 'Love Poem'

 
Photo: Carl Adam Lehmann

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 3" across, opening pale purplish pink, very lightly tinted pink with deep purplish red spotting, ages to pale yellow green. Ball-shaped truss holds 24 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, 4½" long, semi-glossy, moderate olive green, retained 2 years. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Silk Ribbon x (degronianum ssp yakushimanum, Exbury form x Mrs J.G. Millais)  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Barlup 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 983 

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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