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Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt'
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Common name:
Olga Mezitt rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Weston (Mezitt) hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
Growing to 3'-4' tall in 10 years, this lepidote (leaves with scales) evergreen rhododendron is covered with silvery pink flowers early in spring. It is a slow-growing plant and spreads about as wide as tall. The small leaves are aromatic when bruised.
Links:
American Rhododendron Society Plant Search Database
•
Hirsutum.info
Locations
1:
DWD: AH06
(AH06)
• Accession: D2016-0355.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
DWD: AH06
(AH06)
• Accession: D2016-0355.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
PKW: AP06
(AP06)
• Accession: D1999-1785.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
STU: AU09
(AU09)
• Accession: D1999-1785.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual