Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Beauty of Littleworth'

Syn: 'Littleworth Beauty'

griffithianum hybrid

J H Mangles before 1884

FCC 1904; FCC 1953; AGM

H6

Shrub to 2m in 10 years

Flowers: Loose domed trusses of 13-18 funnel-campanulate flowers; 65-75mm long x 100-115mm wide, 5-lobed; mauvish pink in bud, opening white, tinged deep purplish pink on edges, later fading to leave only traces in sinuses, copiously spotted deep purplish red

Mid-April - May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic, up to 200mm long x 80mm wide, mid green and dull to slightly shiny above, with minute, pale brown hairs below, sufficient to give a brownish-green tinge to the naked eye

Other Information: A vigorous grower that can become leggy with branches weighed down by the flowers. Unlikely to be commercially available in the UK