Rhododendron 'Princess Elizabeth'

 
Photo: Fredo Schroder Nursery

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower obliquely campanulate, 2" - 2⅜" across, slightly lighter in center, marked blackish crimson on dorsal lobe. Truss holds about 20 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate, 4"-5" long, dull, dark green above with thin patchy indumentum below. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 7 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Bagshot Ruby hybrid  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Waterer Nursery 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 58 

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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