| Shape | Bushy and dome-shaped. |
| Landscape | Hedges, screens, architectural cottage and informal gardens. |
| Propagation | Grafting. |
| Cultivation | Prefers full sun and partial-shade. Plant in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil. |
| Pests | Vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars and aphids may be a problem. Powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus may occur. |
| Notable Specimens | Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description | Large oblong leaves. |
| Flower Description | Conical trusses of funnel-shaped flowers that are 8 cm wide and bloom in late spring. |
| Colour Description | The leaves are green. The flowers are deep pink. |
