Rhododendrons

Renoir AGM

Rhododendron 'Renoir'
Pauline x yakushimanum
Wisley before 1961
H5
AM 1961, AGM (1993) 2012
0.9m by 1.5m
10 year height/spread: 0.6m/1m
Flowers: rounded trusses of about 10 open rose pink with a paler throat and crimson dorsal spots,
and fade to almost white.
May/June.
Dark leaves similar to yakushimanum but with no indumentum.
Recognise by: the yakushimanum growth habit and the flowers; not easy to distinguish.
Easy to grow, free flowering.

Photo: Philippe de Spoelberch

Photo: Philippe de Spoelberch