R. 'Chevalier Felix de Savage' Size:3 gal size 3-4 year old plants

R. 'Chevalier Felix de Savage' Size:3 gal size 3-4 year old plantsThis older rhododendron, a hybrid of the species R. caucasicum, is one of the parents of the famous and popular rhododendron 'Mrs. G. W. Leak'. A plant hardy to 5 deg F. and also very drought tolerant and maintenance free. the flowers come out in late February or early March among the first to bloom here in our gardens. The distinctive dark strawberry blotch in the upper lobe adds a regal and elegant flair. Almost lost to the trade, we have been

Cute yellow hose-in-hose bells cover the plant in May

Excellent for rock gardens

this winter bloomer will act like a ground cover

dark-green plant that is upright and slightly spreading

Then in the fall

however the foliage is a nice shiny medium green

giving it a tricolor look at that time

the plant will only be 8" - 10" wide

The name says it all

If they were edible

Every part of this tree seems to be twisted in a counterclockwise direction

but Frank Fujioka mixed in some 'yak' genetics to create this low growing fragrant rhododendron