Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Curlew'

ludlowii X fletcherianum

P A Cox, Glendoick before 1969

FCC 1969, AMT 1981, FCCT 1986, AGM (1993) 2012

H4

Dwarf shrub to 0.4-0.6m in height, wider than tall

Flowers: Trusses of 1-3 open campanulate, 5 lobed flowers; 25-35mm long x 50mm wide; light yellow-green with the dorsal throat spotted with greenish brown

April

Not scented

Foliage: Lepidote. Leaves are narrowly obovate to obovate, about 30-40mm long x 10-20mm wide; dark green above, paler below and sparsely covered with light brown scales

Other information: One of the Bird series from Glendoick. Do not use feed as the leaves will burn. Spotting in the dorsal throat frequently looks red in the sun. Commercially available