Taxon

Rhododendron 'Beverley McConnell' (Vireya)

 
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Rhododendron 'Beverley McConnell' (Vireya)
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Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Life form: Shrub - evergreen
Comments: Habit: Shrub to 2x2m.

Foliage: Leaves ovate, leathery and showing konori influence in scaling and texture.

Flowers: Umbel of 10-12 large funnel shaped flowers, cream in bud opening peach pink to biscuit shading depending on season and temperature. Tube tends to be paler. Sweetly scented of carnations. 7 lobed corolla.

History: R. Gilded Sunrise x R. konori. Bred at Pukeiti by Graham Smith. First flowered in 1999, registered in 2019. Rare in cultivation.

Locations

  • 1: Kokopu (west side) V7 (T3/V7) • Accession: T3/2012-0063/B
  • 2: • Accession: T3/2016-0210 • Provenance: Garden
  • 3: • Accession: T3/2017-0375 • Provenance: Garden
  • 4: • Accession: T3/2012-0063
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