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Large upright to rounded evergreen shrubs.  The flowers (late spring to early summer) are pale to deep pink or rose-purple, magenta or white, typically with green, yellow or reddish flecks.  An attractive and widespread species, well adapted to drought conditions and tolerant of heat and even salt spray.  Inhabits the climatic zone with a relatively dry growing season but abundant winter moisture found along the western coast of North America from S British Columbia, Canada to California, USA.  It occurs in forests and on open slopes from sea  level to 4,000 ft.

1977/208  WEB  (-5).  Form with pure white flowers

1979/019  'Brookings Deep Pink'  BS  (-5).  Form with deep pink  flowers.

1979/020  'Langlois Red'  Smith, Britt  (-5\R2\6).  A fine selection with deep pink magenta flowers and maroon flecks.

1980/158  P. Miller  (-5).  White flowered form.

1981/008  'Bill Magness White'  Smith, Britt  (-5\R2\6).  A great white-flowered selection.

1985/050  ‘Seven Devils”  Smith  (-5\R2\6).  This selection of our west coast native has deep magenta flowers offset with a pale throat and darker flecks.

1985/051  B. Magnus:B. Smith  (-5).

     1985/053  ("Jim Blackford Form")  J. Blackford:B. Smith  (-5).

1995sd186  RSBG  (-5\R2\6).  Seedlings from seed collected at Rhododendron Lake, B. C., Canada, the most northern population of this species known to exist.  Flowers pink?

1995sd330  95ARS#395:RSBG  (-5\R2\6).  Grown from seed collected wild from a plant (RB#87-5) having pink flowers with red spots deep in the throat.

1996sd181  95RP#012:RSBG  (-5\R2\6).  Grown from seed collected wild from the Mineral Creek population in the Washington Cascades.  Pink (rarely white) flowers in early summer.  Tolerant of dry soils once established in cultivation.

 1996sd182  95RP014:RSBG  (-5\R2\6).  Seedlings grown from seed collected by Rick Peterson in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.  Pink flowers in early summer.

1996sd188  RSBG  (-5\R2\6).  Grown from seed collected wild at Rhododendron Lake, BC, Canada; the most northerly population of this species known to exist.