Rhododendron 'Dame Nellie Melba'

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Vigorous growing shrub to 4m.
Foliage: Oblong leaves, dark glossy green, minutely hairy below.
Flowers: Tall umbel of 12 broadly funnel shaped, rich pink with narrow bands of crimson spots. Pink calyx lobes.
Additional information: Occasionally available in New Zealand.