Rhododendron 'Joan Leslie Hammond'

 
Photo: Steve Henning

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 3½" across, very light purple edges shading to very pale purple at center of lobes, dark red flare in throat and deep purplish red nectary, outside light purple with strong purplish red midribs. Domed truss has 16-18 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic, broadly acute apex, oblique base, 4" to 6½" long, dull, moderate olive green. Upright plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 (Holy Moses x Albatross) x Abe Arnott  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Newcomb, E. 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 941 

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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