Rhododendron 'simsii'

 
Photo: Rhododendron Species Foundation (ac83-94)

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Red, Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Broadly funnel shaped, various shades of red or pink, spotted. Inflorescence 2-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate to linear-elliptic; spring leaves deciduous, up to 2¾"; summer leaves persistent, up to ¾". 

Plant Habit: 

 Much-branched shrub, sometimes straggly 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 15°F  (-9°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Tsutsusi 

Section: 

 Tsutsusi 

Sub Section: 

  

Geographical Origin: 

 NE Burma, China, Thailand, Laos, Taiwan, S Japan 

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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