Rhododendron 'Barmstedt'

Growth Habit: dwarf (3 x 3 feet)
USDA Zone: 5b-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (‘Sammetglut’ x degronianum ssp. yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’)
Color Catagory: red
Bloom Time: mid-season
Comments: Flowers open a glossy red fading to rose while the insides fade to a light pink. New growth has a heavy layer of silver tomentum from its yakushimanum parent and as the season progresses the folaige turns a dark green.