Rhododendron 'Dolly Madison'

 
Photo: Steve Henning

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly campanulate, 3¼" across, white with reddish-brown dual rayed dorsal blotch. Full truss of about 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate, apiculate apex, cuneate base, flat, 2½" long, semi-glossy, dark green. Yellowish-green petioles. Plant grows 2x wider than tall. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 5 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -20°F  (-29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 catawbiense var album x [fortunei x (arboreum x griffithianum)  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Leach 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 723 

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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