Rhododendrons
Frank Mossman
Rhododendron
'Frank Mossman'
Deciduous azalea
occidentale 'Leonard Frisbie' (SM232) x
occidentale (SM DD12)
Shrub 1.5m x 1.2m in 15 years
Flowers: 12-14/domed truss, broadly funnel-shaped, 57 x 89mm, 5-6 very wavy edged lobes, opening yellowish-white, dorsal lobe strong yellow, upper lateral lobes moderate purplish pink, lower lobes striped purplish pink midribs; buds deep pink on ribs; very fragrant.
May.
Foliage: elliptic, 64 x 38mm, glossy and bullate above, hairless.
© Dick Cavender
