Rhododendron Calsap

Bloom Color: White

Bloom Season:  Mid Season

Plant Height(potential in 10 years): Five Feet

Hardy to:  -25 F

Rhododendron of the Year:  2007 Great Lakes, 2005 Mid Atlantic, 2010 North East

Flower white with a dark red blotch, reverse flushed very pale purple, tubular funnel-shaped, wavy edges, 2¾” across.  Conical-shaped truss holds 18 flowers.  Blooms late midseason.  Leaves oblong shaped with apiculate apex and cuneate base, convex, 5½” long, emerald green, retained 2 years.  Plant needs some sun for dense habit.  Grows to a typical height of 4 ft. in 10 years with potential of Seven Feet.  Cold hardy to -25°F (-32°C).  Hybridized by Michener.