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Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'
Object Details
- Description
- This azalea has clear, white flowers and a mysterious hybridizer background. It is often attributed to Glenn Dale Azaleas, but this is likely incorrect.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 20 F
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Bloom Time
- April to May
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0821A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Five-petaled, funnel-shaped, white flowers have 10 stamens. Flowers are 2.5" (6.4 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Obovate to oblong leaves. Leaves are 1.25" (3.2 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 3-4' tall x 3-4' wide (.9-1.2 x .9-1.2 meters)
- Range
- cultivated
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Azalea cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0821A
- Usage
- CC0
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