Rhododendron 'Black Adder'

Growth Habit: large (6 x 6 feet)
USDA Zone: 7
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Moser's Maroon' x arboreum)
Hybridizer: Rothschild (1934)
Color Catagory: red
Bloom Time: early season
Comments: Bright, waxy red, cone-shaped trusses atop large, glossy, heavily veined, dark green leaves. Great background plant or as a single specimen with its robust growth.