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Rhododendron Ingrid Mehlquist
Huge blooms burst forth in great trusses at a very young age!
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Rhododendron 'Ingrid Mehlquist'

Item # 46051
$24.95 ea
Buy 3+ at $21.95 ea
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Ships at the proper planting time for your zone.

Deep green foilage gives ornamental appeal.

Pink buds open to reveal white blooms veined in blush-pink with a shell-pink throat!
From a very young age, this ultra-hardy, compact cultivar offers big blooms in great trusses in May and June! Fat pink buds open to white blooms delicately veined in blush-pink and sporting a shell-pink throat. Thanks to its R. yakushimanum parentage, Ingrid Mehlquist forms a dense, dome-shaped, well-branched plant that slowly grows 3 feet tall and wide without sprawling. Deep green foliage frames the blooms and adds to the ornamental appeal. Best performance is in light shade; afternoon sun should be avoided, particularly in Southern climates. Zones 4-8.
Genus Rhododendron
Variety 'Ingrid Mehlquist'
Bloom Season Late Spring
Habit Compact
Zone 4 - 8
Plant Height 3 ft
Plant Width 3 ft
Item Form Trade Gallon (3qt)
Additional Characteristics Flower
Bloom Color Pink, White
Foliage Color Dark Green
Light Requirements Part Shade
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Beds, Hedge, Ornamental
Restrictions CAN, HI, PR, WA
Azaleas and Rhododendrons have been interbred since the first plants were scooped out of the dirt, and for a while these "crossbreeds" were even referred to by some ghastly name — Azaleodendrons or the like.

The old rule of thumb used to be that azaleas are deciduous and rhododendrons evergreen, but if that was ever true, it isn't anymore.

The differences between the two are slight, so slight in fact that botanists do not break them into the two groups that gardeners have come to know. Rhododendrons have 10 stamens per flower, while Azaleas have only five. While both can be deciduous, that trait is typically seen more in Azaleas than Rhododendrons. The shape of the leaves is often another indicator, with larger, paddle-shaped leaves typical of Rhododendrons, Azaleas often have smaller, elliptical leaves and trumpet, or tubular-shaped flowers at the ends of the shoots.

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