Rhaphiolepis 'Majestic Beauty'
Common name: 
Majestic Beauty Rhaphiolepis
Pronunciation: 
raf-i-o-LE-pis
Family: 
Rosaceae
Genus: 
Rhaphiolepis
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen shrub/tree, 10-12 ft (3-3.5 m).  Leaves to 10 cm long, serrated and pointed, initially bronze, turning deep green.  Flowers pink, 2 cm across, some double.
  • Sun, somewhat drought tolerant, good resistance to leaf spot
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (7) 8,  barely cold hardy here (killed at -3°F), needs protection.  Some think it is a hybrid between a Rhaphiolepis and an Eriobotrya (loquot), others list it as R ×delacourii, a cross of R. umbellata × R. indica.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: south side Cordley Hall, next to west entrance.
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