Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Charles Aberconway'

Ramillies Group (s) X Chiron Group

C Puddle, Bodnant 1950

Shrub 2 x 2.5m in 40 years

Flowers: Trusses of 6-10 tubular-campanulate strong red flowers with 5 wavy-edged lobes; 60-80mm long x 30mm wide

April

Not scented

Leaves: Elepidote. Leaves are oblanceolate, 80mm long x 30mm wide, matt green, tapered at base, with a rufous indumentum when young which ages to mid-brown

Other Information: Raised by C Puddle, a head gardener at Bodnant, this rhododendron was registered by Lord Aberconway and the National Trust in 1994. Unlikely to be commercially available