Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Fruit Salad'
Deciduous azalea
"Pratt Hybrid" 2007
parentage unknown
H5
Shrub 1.5 × 1.0m in 10 years.
Flowers: 8/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 30 × 45-55mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, buds strong red (39A),opening moderate pink (49B) to strong purplish red/deep purplish pink (54A/B),shading to light purplish pink (55C); outside light purplish pink (55C),shading slightly darker at margins; dorsal lobe almost entirely vivid orange-yellow (23A),shading to brilliant orange-yellow(23B) at the margins; stamens exserted, 80mm long, filaments pale pink, anthers pale cream; style pale pink; slightly scented. Calyx 3mm long, light green.
Late June
Foliage: elliptic, 70 × 25mm, margins wavy, glossy above, acute at apex.
Selected and registered by E.G. Millais as a plant labelled DP103 at Dunham Massey (National Trust, UK).