Rhododendrons

Rhododendron 'Ptarmigan'
leucaspis X
orthocladum var.
microleucum
H5
FCC 1965; AGM (1993) 2012
10 year height/spread: 0.4m/0.6m
Flowers: clusters of up to 15 pure white flowers.
March/April.
A compact mound of growth with small dark green leaves intensely scaly below.
Recognise by: the small dark scaly foliage and the flowers.
Easy to root and grow, and free flowering, though it requires reasonable drainage and dislikes repeated early frosts.