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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 5 feet in 10 years
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: Elipidote, i.e. large leaved, and lacking leaf scales
Flowers: Showy
Other: Ball shaped inflorescence or truss, with approximately 10 blooms
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Parentage: Rhododendron caucasicum x Rhododendron catawbiense
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Rhododendron

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-05-08
Rhododendron 'Boule de Neige' - I like the way the pinkish tan an
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-05-08
Rhododendron 'Boule de Neige' - I deliberately left the blooms of
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-06-15
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-06-15

Photo courtesy of Rhododendrons Direct. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Rhododendrons Direct. Used with permission.
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Location: Wister Rhododendron Collection at Tyler Arboretum
photo by Derek Ramsey.
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