Rhododendron 'Spellbinder'

 
Photo: Boris Bauer

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower widely funnel-campanulate, wavy lobes, 3½" across, light purplish-pink, spotted deep purplish-red, reverse deep purplish-pink. Ball-shaped truss holds 16 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Early 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves narrowly elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 9½" long, glossy, bullate, medium green, retained for 2 years. Plant well-branched, rounded, dense. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -15°F  (-26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Russell Harmon x Robin Hood  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Leach 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 752 

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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