Rhododendron 'Bob's Blue'

Growth Habit: dwarf (3 x 3 feet)
USDA Zone: 7
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (‘Ilam Violet’ x ‘Blue Diamond’)

Hybridizer: Rhodes (1979)

Primary Color: blue

Bloom Time: mid-season

Comments: Funnel shaped flowers open in May and are lavender changing to luminescent violet-blue. Small, deep green leaves turn bronze in the winter. Introduced by Bob Rhodes from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Plant Size: 5-6 inch