Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Marchioness of Lansdowne'

maximum hybrid

Waterer, Knap Hill about 1879

H6

Large shrub

Flowers: Domed trusses of 14-17 broadly funnel-shaped flowers, 40-45mm long x 65mm wide; pale lilac rose, heavily blotched with black on a crimson ground on the dorsal lobe

Late May - June

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic to oblong-obovate, up to 75mm long x 35mm wide, glossy above.

Other Information: Unlikely to be commercially available in the UK