Rhododendron 'Bluebell'
unknown hybrid
Waterer, Knap Hill about 1882
H6
Sturdy, vigorous shrub
Flowers: Large compact trusses of campanulate flowers, with broadly rounded lobes, white at centre,
with a well-defined bluish-purple margin and a few yellowish spots on the dorsal lobe.
Mid-May - Mid-June
Not scented
Foliage: Elepidote
Other Information: According to Cox & Cox (Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Hybrids 1988),another plant was introduced as 'Blue Bell' by C.B. van Nes in 1932. They consider this to have purple blue flowers with a light centre and a blotch and to be a shrub of slightly floppy habit. Both are considered to be still in cultivation.
The rhododendron in the photos may be commercially available
Location: Ramster Gardens
Photo: Miranda Gunn
Photo: Jim Inskip Archive