Rhododendron 'Loder's White'
griffithianum hybrid, other parents unknown.
Cross made by Mangles before 1879; int. Loder 1901.
H3
AM 1911,AGM (1993) 2012
4.5m by 4m
10 year height/spread: 1.5m/1.5m
Flowers: large conical trusses of about 12 mauve buds open to white flowers with pink edges which
fade and small red flecks in the throat. Slightly scented.
April/May.
Glabrous slightly recurved matt mid green foliage with green petioles.
Recognise by: the emerging flowers.
Easy to root. Well branched growth and free flowering. Tolerant of sun and shade.
Leonardslee
Photo: John Archer
Photo: John Archer