Rhododendron of the Year Plant Awards: 2021 Southern California/Hawaii Region |
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Vireya Rhododendron: R. loranthiflorum ssp. loranthiflorum Flower pure white, trumpet shaped, flared lobes, fragrant. Truss holds 4 to 7 flowers. Blooms several times a year. Very floriferous. Leaves obovate, acute apex, cuneate base, 2⅜" long, mid green, arranged in pseudowhorls. Densely branched growth habit. Grows to a height of about 8 feet in 10 years. Species vireya found in the wild on offshore islands of Papua New Guinea. |
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Photo by Sherla Bertelmann. |
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Prior Years Selections for Southern California/Hawaii Region
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