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Rhododendron ‘Crest’   (syn. ‘Hawk Crest’)            (R. wardii × R. ‘Lady Bessborough’)

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 6 ft (1.8 m) in 10 years, will reach over 8 ft (2.1 m) tall and wide, open, heavy limbs exposed.  Leaves oval and glossy, held only 1 year.  Flowers primrose yellow, slight darkening around throat, up to 10 cm across, in large dome-shaped clusters.
• -5^o F, middle, 4-5/3/3 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].   Heavy budding after plant is established.
• Corvallis: southwest corner 9th St. and Tyler