Bloom River Gardens

Oregon Grown
        Specialty Plants

Take time to browse through the plant selections in our online nursery . You’ll find common and reliable landscape plants as well as new and exotic varieties!

Oregon Grown
        Specialty Plants

Take time to browse through the plant selections in our online nursery . You’ll find common and reliable landscape plants as well as new and exotic varieties!

Rhododendron 'Black Widow'

Rhododendron 'Black Widow' | Rhododendrons (Hybrids & species)

Rhododendron 'Black Widow'

Price: $39.75

Size: 6-9 inch

Description

Growth Habit: intermediate (5 x 5 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ([‘Frank Gaulsworthy’ x ‘Leo’]) x ‘Warlock’)
Color Catagory: black
Bloom Time: May
Comments: One of the most unique color combinations around. One could say it's black-brown with a red throat and white-tipped anthers. The upright trusses are set against recurved, heavily veined, semi-glossy leaves. Quite a show. Hybridized by Roy Thompson of Thompson Nursery in Oregon.

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