Rhododendron 'Rendezvous'
'Marinus Koster' x yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
H Hachmann, Germany 1968
AGM 2002
H5/6
Shrub to about 1.2m
Flowers: Trusses of 17-24 strong purplish red to deep purplish pink, 5 lobed flowers, fading to nearly white in the throat, marked deep to strong red; flowers are 40-50mm long x 60-70mm wide
May
Not scented
Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic 120-135mm long x 46-49mm wide dark green and fairly glossy above; new growth has a silvery white felt-like indumentum
Other Information: Limited commercial availability
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Photo: © Federal Plant Variety Office, German Gene Bank for Rhododendrons, Odo Tschetsch