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RHODODENDRON fortunei 'Emma and May' |
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Hybridized/Introduced By: Briggs Nursery Parentage: (Briggs Nursery clonal selection from RSF fortunei seedlings) Description: Flower is a frosty pink and fragrant. Selected because it buds as a young plant and has extraordinary foliage: new growth is coppery blue, which matures to leaves which have a distinct blue tinged sheen. It is a compact grower. Its name honors Emma Smith DeVoe and May Arkwright Hutton, who helped Washington state women get the vote in 1910. Prior to the vote, male politicians tried to placate the women by allowing them to choose the state flower. They chose the rhododendron, but also chose to pursue voting rights for women. The Washington Women's Consortium approached Briggs Nursery to use 'Emma and May' as an appropriate symbol for the upcoming 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2010. I'll vote for this one! Our plants have been cut back to make them bushier — they may be a tad smaller than the 6-10 inches at which they are they listed, but they will explode with the first shot of growth in May. | ||||
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Plant Facts... Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Growing Zones: 5 Sun Exposure: Partial Shade Hardy To: -15°F Soil Moisture: Moist, well-drained Bloom Color: Pink Bloom Season: Midseason (May 15th-22nd) Foliage Color: Dark Green Width: (at 10 years) 3 ft. Height: (at 10 years) 4 ft. |