The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
Arboretum Explorer
Search
Map
Names
Features
Tours
Taxon
English
Taxon
Rhododendron 'Snowdrift'
1 / 3
Next
Common name:
Snowdrift azalea
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Mollis Hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
One of a multitude of Ghent or Mollis azaleas originating in England before 1900. Overall stature of this deciduous shrub is upright to arching, 5-6' tall and wide. Medium to dark green leaves in summer take on a yellow fall color. Flowers open in mid-May as white flushed with yellow, 3" across.
Locations
1:
AZA: BB15
(BB15)
• Accession: D1993-0420.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
AZA: BC15
(BC15)
• Accession: D1993-0420.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual