Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Bagshot Ruby'

thomsonii hybrid

Waterer, Bagshot about 1900

AM 1916

H5

Shrub to 1.5m in 10 years ultimately reaching about 3m

Flowers: Hemispherical trusses of 14-18 broadly funnel-shaped flowers, 40-45mm long x 60-70mm wide, ruby red, with a few dark brown spots on a pale ground on the dorsal lobe

April - May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic, dull olive green, 120-130mm long

Other Information: Requires a sheltered site. Hardy in all but the coldest winters in most of the UK. May be commercially available in the UK