Rhododendrons

Polaris

Rhododendron 'Hachmann's Polaris'
yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' x 'Omega'
Syn: 'Polaris'
Shrub up to 1m
Flowers: 18-20/truss, 45-50 x 50-60mm, 5-lobed, strong purplish pink at edges, merging into light purplish pink to very pale purple and marked strong yellow-green; midvein outside deep purplish pink.
Foliage: elliptic-ovate, 100-120 x 50mm, strongly hairy.

Photo: Philippe de Spoelberch