Patricia Marie

Hybridized and registered by the late Dr. Halvor Braafladt in Eureka, California, this exotic R. nuttallii hybrid rhododendron boasts of HUGE 6" cup-shaped FRAGRANT flowers with pink stripes along the outside and a butter yellow throat.  The flowers open in late April or early May in groups of 5-6 from fat goose-egg sized buds.  The foliage is large and heavily textured, adding to the tropical aire.  This plant is quite tender and only hardy to +20 degrees F., but for those who can grow it, a treasure it truly is.