Rhododendron 'Betty Wormald'
'George Hardy' x un-named red hybrid
AM 1935, FCC 1964
H5
Shrub up to 2m in 10 years
Flowers: Trusses of 10-18 broadly funnel-shaped flowers, 65mm long x 100mm wide, rich rose in bud, opening lilac rose, paler in centre, marked with blackish crimson at base of dorsal lobe
May
Not scented
Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are oblong-obovate, about 160mm long x 60mm wide, dark glossy green
Other Information: Commercially available
Photo: Greer archive
Location: Ramster Gardens
Photo: Miranda Gunn