Rhododendron 'sanguineum'

 
Photo: Herb Spady

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Tubular campanulate, deep blackish red, prominent calyx. Inflorescence 3-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason to Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic to obovate, up to 3" long, thin, compacted silvery to gray indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Rounded low shrub, sometimes leggy in shade 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Neriiflora 

Geographical Origin: 

 China (NW Yunnan, SE Tibet) 

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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