Milky Way Rhododendron Rhododendron diversipilosum 'Milky Way'
According to the Rhododendron Species Foundation-The best form of this species I have ever seen, Rhododendron 'Milky Way' is a superior selection of a species formerly included in the genus Ledum (as Ledum palustre). Recently, the genus Ledum was ?lumped÷ into the genus Rhododendron, adding six species to this already massive and variable group. 'Milky Way' covers itself with rounded trusses of pure white flowers in mid-spring. While each individual saucer-shaped flower is relatively small, each truss is composed of six or seven individual trusses containing up to 20 flowers each. A full-grown plant will ultimately reach about three ft in height with a five-foot spread, well-branched, with foliage to the ground. The attractive evergreen foliage is deep green with a reddish brown, woolly indumentum on the lower surface and young stems. Milky Way' is a tough and adaptable plant but performs best in a moist organic soil in sun or light shade. Probably hardy to around -30? F.
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