Rhododendrons

Caractacus

Rhododendron 'Caractacus'
catawbiense hybrid
FCC 1865
Flowers: 14-17/dense, rounded truss, broadly campanulate, 40 x 60mm, purplish crimson, with a few, dark, dorsal spots.
Foliage: obovate, up to 125 x 50mm, dark dull green above, hairless below.
Shrub 2.0m in 10 years.

Location: Ramster 2008
Photo: Miranda Gunn