R. 'Blue Starling'

Rhododendron Hybrid

Hybridized By	Starling, Barry
Seed Parent	R. russatum
Pollen Parent	?
Additional Parentage Info	'Pemako Fairy' is R. keiskei v. ozawae 'Yaku Fairy' x pemakoense, the pollen parent.
Introduced	2016
10 Year Height	75 cm. (2ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong-lanceolate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Type	Lepidote
Plant Hardiness	-20 C (-4 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	-20 C (-4 F)
Additional Hardiness Info	possibly hardier
Registration	Registered
Extra Information	Resulting seed was sent same year as the cross to John Weagle as Barry had forgotten to sow it. Registered leaf shape as linear-oblong. Plant width in 2026 is 1.02m.

Title Blue Starling Photo By John Weagle Date Taken May 15, 2022 Location Halifax, Nova Scotia License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 640 x 480, 79 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 401 KB Full 4032 x 3024, 3.6 MB Description russatum x ('Pemako Baby')
Title Blue Starling Photo By John Weagle Date Taken May 14, 2024 Location Hdx License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 576, 78 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 407 KB Full 4032 x 3024, 4 MB
Title Blue Starling Photo By John Weagle Date Taken May 20, 2020 Location Halifax, Nova Scotia License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1024, 76 KB medium 768 x 1024, 119 KB Full 768 x 1024, 204 KB
Title Blue Starling Photo By John Weagle Date Taken May 19, 2022 Location Halifax, Nova Scotia License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 384 x 512, 65 KB medium 1200 x 1600, 591 KB Full 3024 x 4032, 4.5 MB