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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 5-6 feet
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2005 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Trade name information:
Series: Southgate®
Trade Name: Breeze™
Cultivar name: 'Janet Blair'
Common names
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-05-08
Labeled 'Janet Blair'.  Bloom cluster or truss with a couple of b
Location: Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-05-08
I love it when a rhododendron plant has some fully opened blooms,
Location: Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-05-08
Stamens with strangely shaped anthers, and a dark rose pink stigm

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: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: May 23, 2015
Full shade.
Location: Middle TN
Date: May 1, 2017

Photo courtesy of Rhododendrons Direct. Used with permission.
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