Growth Habit: large (6 x 6 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (griersonianum x 'Countess of Derby')
Color Category: pink
Bloom Time: May
Comments: Dark pink flowers with a distinctive darker pink center and dark pink spotting. The cross was made by Ted Van Veen and named in his honor. Ironically, the first plant book I bought as a high school student was 'Rhododendrons in American', by Ted Van Veen.