Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Frank Mossman'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

occidentale 'Leonard Frisbie' (SM232) x occidentale (SM DD12)

Raised by Frank Mossman in 1977 and registered by Dick Cavender in 1992

H6

A shrub growing to 1.5m tall x 1.2m wide in 15 years

Flowers: Domed trusses of 12-14 broadly funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 57mm long × 89mm wide with 5-6 very wavy edged lobes; buds deep pink on ribs fading to moderate purplish-pink at edges, opening yellowish white; dorsal lobe marked strong orange-yellow; upper lateral lobes moderate purplish pink, lower lobes striped purplish pink along midribs

May

Scented - very fragrant

Foliage: Leaves are elliptic, 64mm long × 38mm wide, glossy and bullate above, hairless; deciduous

Other Information: Unlikely to be commercially available in the UK or Europe