Rhododendrons

Lee's Dark Purple

Rhododendron
'Lee's Dark Purple'
catawbiense hybrid
Syn: Lee's Purple
Flowers: c16/rounded truss, broadly funnel-shaped, 55 x 70mm, royal purple, with a ray of greenish brown to
ochre markings. Calyx lobes 3-7mm long, pale green.
Foliage: similar to catawbiense
, glossy and dark green above.
Shrub 1.5 - 2.0m in 10 years.

Location: Ramster 2008
Photo: Miranda Gunn