Rhododendron 'Dorinthia'

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Forms a medium sized shrub with a compact habit.

Foliage: Leaves are dark green with a fawn indumentum on the lower surface.

Flowers: Clear shiny red flowers with wavy lobes in a loose truss of 6-9.

History: R. griersonianum X R. Hiraethlyn. Hybridised by Lord Aberconway in 1931.

Additional information: Not readily available at rhododendron nurseries in NZ.