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Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'

 
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Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' - rhododendron 'Koichiro Wada'
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
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Common name: rhododendron 'Koichiro Wada'
Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution: Gardd/Garden
Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form: Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn bytholwyrdd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Rhododendron (roh-do-DEN-dron): Greek; rose-tree.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: yakushimanum (ya-koo-shim-MAY-num): Of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan.
Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description: A compact, dome-shaped small, evergreen shrub with silvery young foliage becoming dark green with a thick felted covering of fawn hairs beneath. Rounded trusses of pure white flowers open from bright pink buds in mid spring.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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