Growth Habit: large (6 x 6 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Coombe Royal' x 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum')
Color Category: pink
Bloom Time: May
Comments: Large trusses of light pink flowers with dark red spotting in the upper lobe. Has been around for a long time having been developed in 1909 and has continued to win awards for many years after that. Something not many rhododendrons can lay claim to.