Rhododendron 'tosaense'

 
Photo: Rhododendron Species Foundation (ac79-87)

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Pink, Lavender 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel-shaped, pink to lilac-purple, rarely white faintly flushed pink. Inflorescence 1-6 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate to oblanceolate-spathulate, spring leaves to 1½", deciduous; summer leaves to ⅜", partly persistent. 

Plant Habit: 

 Much-branched, often erect shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 5°F  (-15°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Tsutsusi 

Section: 

 Tsutsusi 

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Geographical Origin: 

 Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu) 

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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