Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'James Burchett'

fortunei ssp.discolor x catawbiense hybrid

W C Slocock 1927

AMT 1960, AGM (1993) 2012

H6

Shrub to 2m in 10 years; eventually 3.0x4.5m

Flowers: Compact, globular trusses of 15-17 funnel shaped white flowers, 70mm long x 90mm wide, with a very pale touch of pink at the margins and speckling of yellowish green at the base of the dorsal lobe. The flower buds are rhodamine pink

Early to mid-June

Not scented

Foliage: Elepidote. Dark green leaves 200-210mm long x 50-65mm wide

Other Information: Speckling may vary from yellow to yellow-green or yellowish brown. Commercially available