Rhododendron 'falconeri'

 
Photo: Hans Eiberg

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Oblique-campanulate, rose to cream flushed rose fading to creamy-pink, purple basal blotch. Large truss holds 12-20 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves broadly elliptic to obovate, up to 14" long, cinnamon colored indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Large shrub to tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 5°F  (-15°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Falconera 

Geographical Origin: 

 Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh) 

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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