Rhododendron 'Countess of Athlone'
'Geoffrey Millais' (s) X 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum'
C B van Nes & Sons about 1923
H5
Shrub to 2.0m in 10 years
Flowers: Fairly compact, conical trusses of 9-15 flowers; 50-55mm long x 60-90mm wide, outside lilac to pale lilac, inside whitish lilac, margins partly pale lilac, with a few greenish yellow dorsal markings
Late-May - Early-June
Not scented
Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are ovate, about 125mm long x 55mm wide, glossy olive green above
Other Information: May be commercially available in the UK
Photo: Greer Archive
Location: Ramster Gardens
Photo: Miranda Gunn
Location: South Africa
Photo: Barbara Knox-Shaw