Taxon

Rhododendron 'Francesca'

Rhododendron 'Francesca' - Francesca rhododendron
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Common name: Francesca rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: hybrid: Consolini hybrid
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Plant Patent Info.: PP3,709; 29 April, 1975
Comments: This is an elepidote (leaves without scales) rhododendron hybrid growing to about 8' tall in 10 years. Flowers are black-red in bud opening to bright carmine red in huge trusses of about 25 flowers. Foliage is dark green and lush. Broad, open globular habit. Use as an accent, mass or specimen planting.
Links: American Rhododendron Society Plant Search Database • Hirsutum.info • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search

Locations

  • 1: PKW: AT07 (AT07) • Accession: D1994-0806.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: PKW: AT07 (AT07) • Accession: D1994-0806.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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