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Rhododendron ‘Fantastic’         (R. 'Mars' × R. yakushimanum  'Koichiro Wada')

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, compact, dense, 3 ft (~1 m) tall in 10 years.  Leaves about 10 cm long, elliptic, dark green, with tan, wooly indumentum underneath.  Flowers about 5 cm across, rose-pink fading to white in the throat in which there is light green spotting.
• - 15^o F, mid-late; quality rating: 4-5/4 [flower / plant & foliage; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].
• Partial shade.  Rhododendrons generally prefer well-drained, high organic matter, acid soils.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 6
• Oregon State Univ., North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora.