Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Compact mounded plant, wider than high, slow growing to 2m.
Foliage: Rounded dense, dark green foliage, 100 x 50mm.
Flowers: Prolific flowerer with wide funnels, apricot pink in bud opening creamy yellow with apricot cast, slowly fading. Flowers 115mm wide. Mid season, November flowering at Pukeiti.
History: Parentage of this American hybrid is unsure and listed as 'Fabia Hybrid' or unknown.
Further information: Suitable for container growing, available from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.