Rhododendron 'Cheer'
Common name:
Cheer Rhododendron
Pronunciation:
rho-do-DEN-dron
Family:
Ericaceae
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 5 ft (1.5 m), forms a dense, round mound. Leaves glossy, 10 cm long, jade green, retained 3 years, elepidote (without scales). Flowers rose-pink with a reddish blotch, in conical clusters.
- - 10°F, early middle, quality rating 3/3-4/4 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)]
- Hybridizer: Anthony M. Shammarello (1958), Ohio. Registration Reference: RHS 58. A cross of 'Cunningham's White' × red R. catawbiense.
- Oregon State Univ. campus: east and west side of Valley Library.
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