- R. carolinianum and R. dauricum var. sempervirens hybrid, E. Mezitt, USA, 1987.
- An average grower with a ball-shaped habit.
- Boasts glossy dark green leaves, brown in the winter, above 6 cm long and over 3 cm across, with pleasant spiced fragrance.
- Its flowers mauve in colour, gathered in several flower trusses on tops of sprouts, with a darker spotting inside, above 4 cm across. Blooms very early, at the end of April and at the beginning of May.
- An exceptionally sun and heat tolerant.
- Susceptible to excessive humidity of the substrate, one of the most important Rhododendron cultivars grown in green areas in the USA.
- An exceptionally cold hardy -35°C!
