Rhododendron ‘Olga Mezitt’

Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Season:  Early Mid Season

Plant Height(potential in 10 years): Three Feet

Hardy to:  -15

Rhododendron of the Year:2008 Great Lakes, 2007 Mid Atlantic, 2010 South Central, 2008 South East, 2018 South Central

Flower light purplish pink with inconspicuous gold green blotch that ages to reddish brown, openly to tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½” across.  Dome-shaped trusses hold about 12 flowers.  Blooms early midseason.  Leaves lanceolate shaped with acute apex and cuneate base, convex, 2″ long, yellow-green.  Leaves turn mahogany color in winter.  Upright growth habit.  Reaches an approximate height of 3 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to -15ºF (-26ºC).  Hybridized by Mezitt.