Rhododendron 'Frosted Ice'

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Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Compact shrub to 1.2m.

Foliage: Small elliptic dark green leaves. Thin tan hairy layer when new.

Flowers: Neat umbels of pure white flowers, open funnel shape, few red spots in dorsal throat. Flowers tend to be upright on long pedicels. October- November flowering. Very floriferous.

History: Seed collected from R. yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada', open pollinated, and this clearly a cross with a nearby R. aberconwayi. A sister seedling to R. 'Coconut Ice' but slightly more compact in habit. Registered by Graham Smith.
Further information: Available from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.

1: Carpark North side L31 (T3/L31) • Accession: T3/2004-1001/C
2: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/F
3: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/E
4: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/D
5: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/C
6: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/B
7: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/A
8: Drive L2 (T3/L2) • Accession: T3/1995-0072/G
9: Hudson G36 (T3/G36) • Accession: T3/2004-1001 (2)‎
10: Larcom W13 (T3/W13) • Accession: T3/2004-1001 (2)‎
11: Larcom W7 (T3/W7) • Accession: T3/2015-0116 (4)‎ • Provenance: Garden
12: • Accession: T3/2015-0116 (2)‎ • Provenance: Garden
13: Williams H15 (T3/H15) • Accession: T3/1986-0001
14: Williams H5 (T3/H5) • Accession: T3/2004-1001

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Taxon

Rhododendron 'Frosted Ice'

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