Rhododendron 'Mrs. G.W. Leak'
Common name: 
Mrs. G.W. Leak Rhododendron
Pronunciation: 
rho-do-DEN-dron
Family: 
Ericaceae
Genus: 
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 6 ft (1.8 m), fairly compact, erect habit.  Leaves olive green, elliptic, 18 x 7 cm.  Foliage frequently develops brown-purplish spots.  Flowers funnel-shaped, 9 cm across, light pink, shading to deeper pink on the three upper lobes, a conspicuous burgundy blotch, about 12 flowers in a tight conical, upright cluster.
  • 0°F, early mid, 4/3/4 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)], sun or part shade.
  • A hybrid of Dutch origin, introduced by Koster in 1916, named after his wife, Mrs. G. W. Leak.
  • One of the parents of Rhododendron 'Mrs. G. W. Leak' is 'Chevalier Felix de Sauvage', here is a comparison of their flowers.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: east of the Biddle statue, west (south) Strand Ag. Hall.
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  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • flower clusters

    flower clusters

  • flower cluster

    flower cluster

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    flower

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    leaf

  • flower cluster, comparison

    flower cluster, comparison