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'Kristian's Pink', Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii hybrid
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Kristian's Pink
Opening flower buds of
'Kristian's Pink' are deep purplish red.
Kristian's Pink
'Kristian's Pink' is free-flowering
already as a young plant.
Kristian's Pink
The leaves of 'Kristian's Pink' are
smaller than on 'Roseum Elegans'.
Kristian's Pink
'Kristian's Pink' is compact and low
growing, 60 cm 15 years.
Kristian's Pink
The flower of 'Kristian's Pink' resembles
that of 'Roseum Elegans'.
Kristian's Pink
New shoots of 'Kristian's Pink'
are covered with white indumentum.
  • I got in 2002 from Arboretum Mustila a two year old R. brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii plant that turned out to be an open-pollinated descendant and not true species. After initial little disappointment the plant proved to be a very special one.
  • It is likely that the mother plant R. brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii had been open-pollinated by a near-by 'Roseum Elegans'. Therefore I named the plant as "Roseum Mustila". Later it turned out that the name was not according to the rules of ICNCP. The hybrid got in 2008 a new name: 'Kristian's Pink'. The name was added in 2015 to The International Rhododendron Register.
  • Growth habit is low, 60 cm in 15 years, compact and well branching. The plant is like a miniature version of 'Roseum Elegans', good for small gardens.
  • 'Kristian's Pink' flowers freely already as a young plant.
  • The flowers resemble flowers of 'Roseum Elegans' but with more rounded petals. The plant is both female and pollen sterile.
  • Leaves are small, dark green with a lighter coloured center vein.
  • New shoots are covered with white tomentum.
  • Winter hardiness is very good. 'Kristian's Pink' has been successfully grown in Finnish zone Ⅴ (corresponds to USDA zone 4b).