Rhododendrons

Elspeth

Rhododendron 'Elspeth'

Syn ‘Elspeth Slocock’

campylocarpum x a Hardy Hybrid

W C Slocock, Goldworth Nursery, before 1937

AM* 1937

Shrub 1.2m in 10 years

Flowers: Loose trusses of 9-12 open campanulate flowers about 90mm wide, pink in bud, opening pink with the centre fading to apricot or cream

May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are oblong-lanceolate 115-140mm long x 40-65mm wide, bright green above

Other Information: No information about hardiness available. Not commercially available