Rhododendrons

Puddington

Rhododendron 'Puddington'

Hybrid deciduous azalea

Parentage unknown

A Ness Holt Hybrid

H6

Shrub 1.75 × 1.5m in 14 years

Flowers: Dense trusses of 5-11 widely funnel-shaped, single flowers. Flowers are 60mm long × 70mm wide, with 5 strongly wavy-edged lobes; light yellow-green flushed vivid purplish red in bud, opening white flushed light purplish pink inside, and white flushed strong purplish pink outside; light yellow spots on dorsal lobe, calyx 3mm long, moderate yellow-green

June

Not scented

Foliage: Leaves are elliptic, 25-50mm or longer × 10-20mm wide; apiculate at apex, cuneate at base, margins slightly wavy, hairless. Deciduous

Other information: A Denny Pratt hybrid raised in 1986 as DP 100; registered by Ness Botanic Gardens in 2000. Unlikely to be commercially available

Location: Wirral

Photo: Ted Brabin

Registration painting
Photographs

Registration photograph

Location: Ness