Rhododendron 'John Waterer'
Probably an arboreum/catawbiense hybrid
Flowers: c17/truss, funnel-shaped, 45 x 70mm, crimson, with some brown speckling.
Calyx lobes 1-3mm long.
Foliage: lanceolate, up to 120 x 35mm, dull dark green above, very thinly felted below.
Location: Ramster 2008
Photo: Miranda Gunn
Location: SE Queensland, Australia
Photo: Roy Bilbie