Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Parkgate'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

Parentage unknown

A Ness Holt Hybrid

H6

Shrub 0.75 × 1.0m in 12 years

Flowers: Loose trusses of 10-12 widely tubular funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 55mm long × 70mm wide, with 5 wavy-edged lobes; light orange in bud, opening inside light yellowish pink with median stripes of brilliant orange, outside light orange-yellow with median stripes of strong yellowish pink; dorsal blotch of strong orange-yellow; stamens pink; calyx 2mm long, brilliant yellow-green

June-July

Scented

Foliage: Leaves are elliptic, 72mm long × 32mm wide, wavy-edged, apiculate at apex, cuneate at base, glossy above, hairless. Good autumn leaf colour. Deciduous

Other information: A Denny Pratt hybrid raised in about 1986 as DP 123A; registered by Ness Botanic Gardens in 1998. Unlikely to be commercially available