Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Horizon Monarch'

‘Nancy Evans’ x ‘Point Defiance’

E C Brockenbrough, USA 1981

AGM (2002) 2012

H4

Shrub to 1.5-2m in 10 years

Flowers: Ball shaped trusses of about 15 open funnel-shaped flowers with 5 wavy-edged lobes, 60mm long x 100 mm wide, red buds opening pale greenish yellow to light yellow with a small vivid red flare

May

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Leaves are elliptic 170mm long x 60mm wide, convex, hairless dark green

Other Information: Number 86 of the Top 100 Rhododendrons chosen by members of the RCM Group in 2015. Commercially available