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Rhododendron 'Whirlybird'
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Common name:
Whirlybird rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Delp hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
Beautiful flowers set this plant apart from the crowd. The plant is average-sized (4-5' high and wide) and blooms in mid-May. Red-purple buds open to flowers of pale purple edged with darker greenish yellow with purple spotting.
Locations
1:
PKW: AS08
(AS08)
• Accession: D1995-0521.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
PKW: AS08
(AS08)
• Accession: D1995-0983.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
PKW: AS08
(AS08)
• Accession: D1996-0898.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual