Family: Ericaceae
Common Name: Gibraltar Rhododendron
Description | A deciduous Rhododendron with vivid orange flowers. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full to part sun |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | acidic, organic, well drained moist |
Temperature | hardy to around 25 degrees F |
Flowers | tubular funnel-shaped, fragrant, 2" to 3" across, frilly lobes, vivid orange, buds flushed red orange, ball-shaped truss with up to 12 flowers. |
Leaves | deciduous foliage |
Dimensions | upright habit, reaching 5 feet in ten years |
Maintenance | highly mildew resistant |
Propagation | cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | A Rothschild Exbury hybrid from England. |
Misc Facts | Also listed as a A Knapp Hill hybrid. |
Author's Notes | I have watched this Rhododendron grow fro many years at the Boerner Botanical Garden, Hales Corners Wisconsin USA. It has very vivid orange flowers. |
Notes & Reference | Wayside Gardens web site |
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