Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
Common name:
President Roosevelt Rhododendron
Pronunciation:
rho-do-DEN-dron
Family:
Ericaceae
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, sprawling habit, may reach 5 ft (1.5 m) in 10 years, branches weak, leaves thick, glossy, irregular yellow-green variegation in the center. Flowers strong red at edges with white centers, 17-24 per conical cluster.
- -0°F, early-mid; quality rating: 4/4/3 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].
- Partial shade, especially in the afternoon.
- As with many variegated plants, an occasional shoot of 'President Roosevelt' may appear with leaves that are not variegated, i.e., it has reverted to its non-mutant characteristic. If this reverted shoot is not pruned out, in time, the non-variegated growth will become the major portion of the shrub, such as shown here.
- Originated in Holland, before 1930, but is of unknown parentage.
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plant habit
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flower cluster
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variegated leaf
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variegated and reverted leaves
