President Roosevelt Rhododendron              ro-doe-DEN-dron

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, sprawling habit, may reach 5 ft (1.5 m) in 10 years, branches weak, leaves thick, glossy, irregular yellow-green variegation in the center.  Flowers strong red at edges with white centers, 17-24 per conical cluster.
• -0^o F, early-mid; quality rating: 4/4/3 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].
• Partial shade, especially in the afternoon.
• As with many veriegated plants, an occasional shoot of 'President Roosevelt' may appear with leaves that are not veriegated, i.e., it has reverted to its non-mutant characteristic.  If this reverted shoot is not pruned out, in time, the non-veriegated growth will become the major portion of the shrub, such as shown here.
• Originated in Holland, before 1930, but is of unknown parentage.