Rhododendron 'selense'

 
Photo: Kenneth Cox

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White, Pink 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel-campanulate, white to deep pink, sometimes spotted. Lax truss holds 3-8 flowers. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves ovate or obovate to elliptic, up to 3½" long, lower surface glabrous, glaucous, or with a thin indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Compact to tall straggly shrub or small tree 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 4 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 0°F  (-18°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Selensia 

Geographical Origin: 

 China (SE Tibet, NW Yunnan, SW Sichuan) 

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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