Rhododendron 'Crest'

 
Photo: Stuart Imrie

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower widely funnel-shaped, 4" across, light greenish-yellow to pale yellow-green, somewhat darker in the center of the upper lobes and around the throat. Held in dome-shaped truss of about 12 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblong-elliptic, 4½" long, glossy, dark green, retained one year. Upright habit, can become tree-like. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 wardii var wardii x Lady Bessborough  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 de Rothschild, L. 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 58 

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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