Rhododendron 'Winsome'
Common name:
Winsome Rhododendron
Pronunciation:
rho-do-DEN-dron
Family:
Ericaceae
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3 ft (0.9 m), compact. Leaves alternate, simple, more or less elliptic, 9 cm long, narrow, pointed, dark green above, lighter below with thin, pale pubescence. Flowers rosy-moderate red, corolla funnel-shaped, about 6.5 cm wide, heavy with bloom; flower buds reddish.
- 0°F, early-mid, quality rating 3-4/4/4 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)]. Sun to part shade. Developed by Amberconway, 1939. Received Award of Merit (English), 1950.
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