Rhododendrons

Britannia

Rhododendron 'Britannia'

'Queen Wilhelmina' (s) x 'Stanley Davies'

C B van Nes & Sons before 1921

AM 1921; FCC 1937; AM 1948; AGM

H5

Shrub up to 2.0m

Flowers: Domed trusses of about 15 campanulate flowers, 50mm long x 70mm wide; soft rose scarlet, spotted dark brown on dorsal lobes, throat slightly paler; nectaries dark scarlet

Late May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are obovate to oblong-ovate, about 140mm long x 60mm wide, dull green above

Other information: Commercially available

 

Location: Guildford, Surrey

Fred and Jackie Woodhams