Rhododendron 'Saxon Glow' (Vireya)

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Dwarf compact mounded shrubs to 60 x 60cm.

Foliage: Narrow elliptic leaves, dark green and scaly below.

Flowers: Upstanding small funnel flowers, reddish pink on long red pedicels, 2-3 small funnels per umbel. Repeat flowering with 2-3 main flushes per year.

History: R. 'Hot Tropic X R. saxifragoides. Cross by Os Blumhardt using pollen from R. saxifragoides collected by Graham Smith on Mt Giluwe, Papua New Guinea in 1986.

Further information: Available from New Zealand vireya nurseries.

1: Between Vireya and Kokopu (T3/V4) • Accession: T3/2017-0105/A • Provenance: Garden
2: • Accession: T3/2017-0105 • Provenance: Garden
3: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0105/G • Provenance: Garden
4: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0105/F • Provenance: Garden
5: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0105/E • Provenance: Garden
6: Vireya (south side) V3 (T3/V3) • Accession: T3/2017-0105/D • Provenance: Garden

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Rhododendron 'Saxon Glow' (Vireya)

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