A nice plant with outstanding foliage of highly glossy dark green. Flowers are in tight bright red trusses. Needs some shade.

 

Parentage:	(arboreum ssp. nilagiricum? x unknown)
Minimum Height after 10 Years:	1.5m
Flowering Time:	October

Photo courtesy of: American Rhododendron Society
www.rhododendron.org and thirkettle nursery