Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Hydon Hunter'
yakushimanum x Springbok
(so yakushimanum, griersonianum, ponticum
and unknown).
Hydon 1972
H5
AM 1976, FCC 1979, AGM (1993) 2012
1.5m by 1.5m
10 year height/spread: 1m/1m
Flowers: dome shaped trusses of about 14 frilled,
deep pink flowers which fade paler pink and to
white in the centre, with some orange spotting.
May/June.
yakushimanum type leaves with no indumentum.
Recognise by: the similarities to yakushimanum
but with long extension growth, making this only a
semi-dwarf; the flower colour.
Easy to root and grow, with nice flower colour,
but not really a dwarf plant.