Rhododendron 'George Hardy'

 
Photo: Odo Tschetsch
Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, 2⅓" - 2¾" across, white with deep purplish pink edges which fade so only sinuses are colored, strong purplish pink spotting on dorsal lobe. Conical-shaped truss has about 13 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, up to 5½" long, glossy, dark green. Can grow to tree-size. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 7 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 griffithianum x catawbiense (?)  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Mangles 

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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