Variegated Pontic Rhododendron                rho-do-DEN-dron PON-ti-kum

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, possibly 4-5 ft high in 10 years.  Leaves are smaller and narrow than R. ponticum and have a thin creamy white edge.  Flowers are lavender purple.   Reversion to the non-variegated form does occur.
• -10° F, late, 2/3/? [quality rating of flower / foliage & plant / performance, based on a 1(poorest) to 5 (best) scale].
• Oregon State Univ. campus: in front of Autzen House, northwest corner of Jefferson Ave. and 8th St.