Rhododendrons

Alice AGM

Rhododendron 'Alice'

A hybrid derived from R. griffithianum

Waterer before 1910

AM 1910; AGM 2012

H6

Shrub growing to 2m in 10 years

Flowers: Conical trusses of 14-18, broadly funnel-shaped flowers; 50-60mm long x 80-90mm wide; mottled rose pink with a whitish patch above the ovary; unspotted

May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are up to 150mm long

Other Information: Easy to grow. Will tolerate sun but the flowers will fade to very pale pink. Commercially available

 

 

Location: Ramster Gardens

Photo: Miranda Gunn

Photo: Jim Inskip Archive