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Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet. Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet. Bloom Time: April to May. Bloom Description: Pink with dark red spots. Sun: Full sun to part shade. Water: Medium. Maintenance: Medium. Suggested Use: Hedge. Flower: Showy. Leaf: Evergreen. Other: Winter Interest. Tolerate: Rabbit. Garden locations. Culture.
'Helsinki University' is an extremely hardy mid-sized rhododendron hybrid. It was the first of the Finnish hybrids, introduced in 1990, the University’s 350th anniversary. The female parent was the Mustila Rhododendron ( R. brachycarpum var. tigerstedtii ), but the pollinator is not known.
'Helsinki University' is an extremely hardy mid-sized rhododendron hybrid. It was the first of the Finnish hybrids, introduced in 1990, the University’s 350th anniversary. The female parent was the Mustila Rhododendron (R. brachycarpum var. tigerstedtii), but the pollinator is not known.
Helsinki University Rhododendron is smothered in stunning clusters of lightly-scented shell pink trumpet-shaped flowers with red spots at the ends of the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive rose flower buds. It has green evergreen foliage. The narrow leaves remain green throughout the winter.
By: Greer Gardens Inc. This may be the hardiest of the rhododendrons from the breeding program at the University of Helsinki in Finland; it has endured -39ºF. Flowers are bright pink with orange-red flecks and appear late season. New growth is reddish, maturing glossy green. Upright habit. 6' x 4'.
More Information: Rhododendron 'Helsinki University'. Photo: Sally and John Perkins. Predominant Flower Color: Pink. Flower/Truss Description: Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy-edges, 3" across, waxy appearance, strong purplish-pink inside with a few dark red spots in dorsal sector. Held in dome-shaped truss with 12-18 flowers.
Helsinki University Rhododendron will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade.
