Rhododendron 'Fantastica'

 
Photo: Harold Greer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower 1¾" to 2" across, strong purplish-pink, shading to white in throat, lightly spotted greenish-yellow. Ball-shaped truss holds 18-20 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason to Late Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, 4" long, dark green with wooly, tan-colored indumentum. Dense and compact shrub. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Mars x degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Hachmann, Hans 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 85 

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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