Rhododendrons

Vladimir Bukovsky

Rhododendron 'Vladimir Bukovski'
laetum (s) X 'Souvenir de J.H. Mangles'
Shrub 0.7-0.8m in 8 years.
Flowers: 7-12/truss, long tubular funnel-shaped, 45 x 55mm, 5-lobed, vivid reddish orange,
inside of tube vivid yellow, unmarked, outside. Calyx very small.
Leaves: elliptic to narrowly obovate, 90-115 x 45-50mm, with small, moderately spaced, tan scales below.

Photo: George Hargreaves