Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Point Defiance'
'Anna' X 'Marinus Koster'
Tacoma Metropolitan Park Department 1970
AM 1992 (Walloper Group)
Shrub 2.2 x 1.2m in 12 years
Flowers: 15-17/tall, compact truss, 55 x 115mm, strong red in bud, opening to white in centre, edged strong purplish red and fading to nearly pure white; unmarked, thick and fleshy.
Mid May
Foliage: elliptic, c180 x 75mm, dark matt green above, pale green below, midrib above impressed and pale-yellow green, tips mucronate, base rounded, margins recurved, very thick and leathery.