Rhododendrons

Countess of Athlone

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