Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Hachmann's Polaris'

Syn. 'Polaris'

Yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x ‘Omega’

Hans Hachmann, Germany 1963

AGM (2002) 2012

H7

Shrub to 1m

Flowers: Trusses of 18-20, 5 lobed flowers, 45-50mm long x 50-60mm wide, strong purplish pink at edges merging into light purplish pink to very pale purple with darker edges and a few olive spots. Mid-vein outside deep purplish pink

May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic-ovate 100-120mm long x 50mm wide, strongly hairy

Other information: Registered by G Stück in 1983. A tough plant that prefers dappled shade; tolerates wind, sun and cold winters. Sometimes sold by its synonym ‘Polaris’. Commercially available