Rhododendron 'Heart's Delight'

 
Photo: Odo Tschetsch
Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Red 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, frilled, 4½" across, light red with cardinal red blotch in throat becoming spots on dorsal lobe. Ball-shaped trusses of 14 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, 5" long, dull, green, retained 2 years. Upright grower. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -10°F  (-23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 Mrs A. T. de la Mare x Britannia  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Manenica 

Registration Reference: 

 ARS 833 

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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