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Rhododendron 'Choptank River'
Common name:
Choptank River azalea
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Rhododendron atlanticum × R. periclymenoides
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
Overall habit of this shrub is somewhat irregular to 6' tall and even wider. Attractive blue-green foliage and fragrant flowers. Flowers occur in April before the leaves unfold; white fluted with pink. Leaves have no appreciable fall color.
Locations
1:
AZA: BD14
(BD14)
• Accession: D1992-0437.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual