Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Synonym: Rhododendron 'Viscountess of Elvedon'

Comments: Habit: Tall upright shrub with lax branching.
Flowers: Buds are upright and candle-like, vivid reddish-pink and very striking. Open deep pink in tall loose umbel of 12 to 15, with a pale band down centre of each petal and red spotting in dorsal throat. Small red calyx. November flowering.
Note: Commonly misspelt as 'Viscountess Elvedon' or 'Viscountess of Elvedon'.