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'Blue Peter'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Blue Peter rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Waterer & Crisp hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A large-leaved, evergreen rhododendron with striking flowers. Flowers are a light lavender-blue with a striking purple spot on the upper lobe. The petal edges are frilled. The plant grows to about 4 1/2' tall and slightly wider.
Links:
American Rhododendron Society Plant Search Database
Locations
1:
ENT: AT06
(AT06)
• Accession: D1994-0719.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
PKW: AT07
(AT07)
• Accession: D1994-0719.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
PKW: AT07
(AT07)
• Accession: D1994-0719.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D1992-0486.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual