Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’

Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans' has orange-red buds open to yellow hose-in-hose blossoms in mid-season.

Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ has orange-red buds open to yellow hose-in-hose blossoms in mid-season. Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½” across, light yellow with some early orange shading on lobes and reverse, hose-in-hose. Ball-shaped trusses hold 19 flowers. A wonderful compact grower that always sets buds as a young plant. New growth is a colorful bronze.

Common Name:  Rhododendron

Family:  Ericaceae (The Heath Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-8

Light:  Part Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds Bees Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Sea level to ca. 5000 m, coniferous and broadleaved woodlands, temperate & tropical rain forests

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