Open and upright growing to compact evergreen shrubs or small trees. The ovate to almost round leaves are dark green and smooth after emerging an attractive glaucous blue-green. The exquisite saucer-shaped flowers are pink or rose to white flushed pink in mid- to late spring. To quote Peter Cox “This superb plant is perhaps my favorite species”. Best in cool summer regions with excellent drainage. Native to rocky slopes and woodlands from 9,000 to 14,000 ft. in C Sichuan & N Yunnan, China.
1976/245Brodick(-5).Acclaimed as one of the most delicately beautiful rhododendrons in flower.The pink buds open out to dainty pink saucers, lighter toward the center and with age.Regrettably this is one of the most difficult to propagate and grow well.GRAFTED.
1979/041DUR(-5).
1995sd142RSBG(-10\R2\4). Rounded blue-green leaves provide the perfect backdrop for the rose to pink or white flushed pink saucer-shaped flowers in mid- to late spring.Seedlings grown from 76/245 (Brodick) x 77/663 (FCC form – Windsor).
1997sd36597ARS#434:RSBG(-10\R2\4).Seedlings from a deep pink form hand-pollinated by Peter Cox at Glendoick
RSBG#1439 RSBG Seedlings from our fine pink forms hand-pollinated here in the RSBG..
