Rhododendron 'April Glow'

 
Photo: Stuart Imrie

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower campanulate, 3½" across, very pale pink, heavily overlaid deep purplish-pink, with light crimson spotting in throat, reverse tinged strong red. Held in lax trusses of 7 to 10 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ovate, broadly acute apex, rounded base, 3⅛" to 4½" long, glossy, dark green, reddish when new. Rounded, dense growth habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Wilgen's Ruby x williamsianum  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 van Wilgen 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 69 

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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