Rhododendron 'Minnetonka'
Rhododendron 'Minnetonka' has light purple to pink flowers with yellow-green specks from red-violet flower buds.
Description:
Rhododendron 'Minnetonka' features masses of large trusses of light purple to pink flowers with vivid yellow-green specks on the upper lobes. Deep, red-violet flower buds are equally captivating. Dark glossy green foliage provides a vivid contrast. The growth habit is dense and spreading reaching 3 to 4 feet tall with a 4 to 5 foot spread. Responds well to pruning after flowering. Benefits from evenly moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil and mulch. Use as an accent, foundation or understorey shrub ,mass planting and for winter interest. Hummingbird and pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sea level to ca. 5000 m, coniferous and broadleaved woodlands, temperate & tropical rain forests
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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