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'President Lincoln'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
President Lincoln rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Rhododendron catawbiense hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
This selection has been around since 1871. A very adaptable plant which blooms in early June with lavender-pink flowers with a bronze blotch in tight, dome-shaped trusses. Grows to about 6' high and wide.
Links:
American Rhododendron Society Plant Search Database
•
Hirsutum.info
Locations
1:
PKW: AS07
(AS07)
• Accession: D1995-0920.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual