Rhododendrons
Prenton
Rhododendron 'Prenton'
Deciduous azalea
"Ness Holt Hybrid" 1998
parentage unknown; DP 109
H5
Shrub 1.0 × 0.75m in 17 years.
Flowers: single, 10-15/loose truss, broadly tubular funnel-shaped, 60 × 75mm, with 5 wavy-edged lobes, buds strong purplish red (63B),opening inside deep purplish pink (58D),outside strong purplish pink (62A); strong orange (24A) blotch on three dorsal lobes. Calyx 1mm long, light yellow-green (142C).
June-July.
Foliage: elliptic, 20-75 × 8-25mm, wavy-edged, apiculate at apex, cuneate at base, glossy above, hairless.
Location: Ness
