R. yakushimanum 'Ken Janeck'

'Ken Janeck'
Rhododendron species seedling x
Parentage: yakushimanum seedling, K. Janeck 1964/65
Habit: Compact, mounding plant. Height 1.2 m (4 ft) in ten years.
Flowers: Large, fuchsine pink flowers fading white, upper lobes with yellow-green area and brownish freckels.
Leaves: Leaves oblanceolate, acute apex, recurved, dark green with thick indumentum beneath.
Young growth is white tomentose. See picture below.
Cold Hardiness Temperature: -15°F, -26°C
'Ken Janeck' new growth

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