R. 'Silver Skies'

Rhododendron Hybrid

Hybridized By	Fujioka, Frank
Seed Parent	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
Pollen Parent	R. 'Medusa Group'
Introduced	1982
10 Year Height	100 cm. (3ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	tubular funnel-shaped
Flower Color	?
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblanceolate
Leaf persistence	?
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5
Registration	Registered

Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 552, 34 KB medium 1600 x 1148, 113 KB Full 3136 x 2252, 3 MB
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 566, 21 KB medium 1600 x 1178, 77 KB Full 3260 x 2399, 1.7 MB
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 548, 36 KB medium 1600 x 1144, 132 KB Full 3254 x 2325, 3.4 MB
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 21, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 77 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 346 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB Description R. 'Silver Skies' flowers and indumentum in the sun.
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 20, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 79 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 331 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB Description R. 'Silver Skies' flower buds starting to open.
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 20, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 38 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 172 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.9 MB Description R. 'Silver Skies' flowers after the fade. And another flower truss started to open.
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 21, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 56 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 233 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.8 MB Description R. 'Silver Skies' closeup on freshly opened flower with stigma, stamen, and blotch.
Title R. 'Silver Skies' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 21, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 79 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 383 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB Description R. 'Silver Skies' flowers
Title Silver Skies Photo By Rick Shellenberger Date Taken May 2, 2007 Location private garden, Snohomish, WA USA License Copyright, Rick Shellenberger. Sizes small 768 x 576, 37 KB medium 800 x 600, 79 KB
Title Silver Skies Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken May 6, 2013 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Susan Lightburn via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 15 KB medium 1200 x 797, 135 KB
Title Silver Skies Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken May 6, 2013 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Susan Lightburn via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 29 KB medium 1200 x 797, 214 KB
Title Silver Skies Photo By Jeannie & Calvin Parsons Date Taken May 26, 2010 Location private garden Victoria BC, Canada License Copyright, Jeannie & Calvin Parsons. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 210 KB