Rhododendron 'Everestianum'
catawbiense hybrid
Waterer, Bagshot before 1850
H6
Shrub 2.0m in 10 years
Flowers: Hemispherical trusses of 15-20 flattish or broadly funnel-shaped flowers, 50mm long x 70-80mm wide with wavy-edged lobes, lilac, paler in centre with a ray of yellowish-green markings
May
Not scented
Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are oblong-elliptic to oblong-obovate, about 110mm long x 50mm wide, deep glossy green above
Other Information: May be commercially available
Location: Ramster Gardens
Photo: Miranda Gunn