Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Caractacus'

catawbiense hybrid

A Waterer, Knaphill before 1865

FCC 1865

H7

Shrub to 2.0m in 10 years.

Flowers: Dense, rounded trusses of 14-17 broadly campanulate flowers, 40mm long x 60mm wide, purplish crimson, with a few, dark, dorsal spots

Late May - June

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are obovate, up to 125mm long x 50mm wide, dark dull green above, hairless below

Other information: Leaves may yellow in the sun. May be commercially available in the UK