Rhododendron 'Mardi Gras'

 
Photo: Henk Borsje

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel shaped, frilly lobes, 2½" across, pale purplish-pink fading to white, edges and reverse strong purplish-pink to purplish-red. Ball-shaped truss has 11-12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 5½" to 6" long, deep green with reddish-brown indumentum, leaves held 3-4 years. Plant broader than tall, well-branched. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x Vanessa  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Bovee 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 754 

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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