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Rhododendron 'Doorbuster'
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Common name:
Doorbuster rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Delp hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A medium-sized, broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows 4-5' high and wide. Purplish red buds open to pale purple flowers edged in deep purplish pink with a greenish yellow flare. Flowers in mid-May. Useful as a specimen or in group or border planting.
Links:
Hirsutum.info
Locations
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APC: BL21
(BL21)
• Accession: D2000-1152.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual