Rhododendrons

Rendezvous

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

 

Photo: © Federal Plant Variety Office, German Gene Bank for Rhododendrons, Odo Tschetsch