Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'David'

'Hugh Koster' (s) x neriiflorum

F J Rose before 1939

FCC 1939; AM 1957; (AGM until 2012)

H5

Medium sized shrub

Flowers: Compact, rounded trusses of 16-19 funnel-shaped flowers, 50mm long x 70mm wide, cardinal red

with some fine dark spotting on the dorsal lobe and with conspicuous white stamens

Late April – May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate, up to 150mm long x 50mm wide, dark, glossy green

Other Information: Commercially available