‘Desiree’

Name:

‘Desiree’

Seed parent:

poukhanense x mucronatum

Pollen parent:

poukhanense x mucronatum

Flower size:

large

Flower colour:

white

Winter hardiness:

zone 6

Type:

Shammarello

Hybridizer:

Anthony M. Shammarello

Country:

Ohio, USA

Year registered:

1957

Links:

Azalea Society of America Database

Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Image credit:

Odo Tschetsch

Image credit:

Odo Tschetsch

Image credit:

Odo Tschetsch

Hereditary Tree

‘Desiree’
poukhanense x mucronatum				poukhanense x mucronatum
R. yedoense var. poukhanense		R. mucronatum		R. yedoense var. poukhanense		R. mucronatum
		R. ripense	R. macrosepalum			R. ripense	R. macrosepalum

Offspring:
‘Elsie Lee’, cross: ‘Desiree’ x ‘Rosebud’
‘Bob Hobbs’, cross: ‘Desiree’ x ‘CB1’
‘Dr. Ajit Thakur’, cross: ‘Desiree’ x ‘Painted Lips’
‘Mike White’, cross: ‘Desiree’ x ‘CB1’
‘Rob Bruce’, cross: ‘Desiree’ x ‘CB1’
‘Amherst’, cross: ‘CB1’ x ‘Desiree’
‘McWhorter's Fancy’, cross: ‘CB1’ x ‘Desiree’

Partial Siblings:
‘Rose Greeley’, cross: poukhanense x mucronatum x poukhanense x Hexe