Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Gomer Waterer'
Madame Carvalho x Pink Pearl
(so catawbiense, griffithianum, arboreum and
unknown).
Waterer before 1900
H6
AMT 1906, AGM (1993) 2012
2m by 2m
10 year height/spread: 1.2m/1.3m
Flowers: compact trusses of up to 20 lilac buds
open white with mauve pink edges and
yellowish brown dorsal spotting, the effect being
pleasingly subtle.
June.
Compact growth, with dark matt slightly curved
leaves.
Recognise by: the flowers, and the tight growth
habit.
One of the best old hybrids in flower and growth
habit. Easy to root and free flowering. Good in
full sun: heat and wind resistant. Still well worth
growing.