Rhododendron ‘Horizon Monarch’

Bloom Color:  Cream – Pink to Yellow to Cream

Bloom Season:  Mid-Season

Plant Height(potential in 10 years): Six Feet

Hardy to: 5 degrees F

Rhododendron of the Year:2005 North West, 2014 Southwest

Flower greenish yellow with a small, vivid red flare, openly funnel-shaped, wavy edged, 4″ across.  Held in large ball-shaped truss of 5-8 flowers.  Blooms midseason.  Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, concave, 6¾” long, olive green.  Upright, spreading plant habit.  Grows to a typical height of 6 ft. in 10 years.  Cold hardy to 5°F (-15°C).  Hybridized by Brockenbrough.