Rhododendron 'Orange Prelude'

 
Photo: Don Wallace

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Orange 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower saucer-shaped, 3½" across, frilly edged, inside light orange yellow in center, blending to deep yellowish pink with strong red tips; outside light orange yellow, blending to strong red, with strong red-orange mid ribs. Round truss has 9 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, upcurved margins, 6" long, semi-glossy, moderate olive green, retained 2 years. Open plant habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 5°F  (-15°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Lem's Tangerine x {Lem's Cameo x ([(Lem's Cameo x Ken Janeck) x Brandt's Tropicana] x [Whopper x Brandt's Tropicana])}  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Barlup 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 073 

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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