R. 'Cupcake'

Rhododendron Hybrid

Hybridized By	Thompson’s Nursery
Seed Parent	R. degronianum ssp yakushimanum
Pollen Parent	R. 'Medusa Group'
Introduced	1971
10 Year Height	100 cm. (3ft.)
Bloom Time	late midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	?
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	?
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5
Registration	Registered

Title R. 'Cupcake' 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 572, 27 KB medium 1600 x 1192, 92 KB Full 3082 x 2297, 2.9 MB
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken May 7, 2019 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 512, 21 KB medium 1600 x 1066, 77 KB Full 6000 x 4000, 3.8 MB
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken May 7, 2019 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, 29 KB medium 1600 x 1144, 103 KB Full 5324 x 3804, 4.6 MB
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken May 5, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 540 x 960, 76 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 478 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.3 MB Description R. 'Cupcake' almost full bloom.
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 50 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 225 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.9 MB Description R. 'Cupcake' flowers close shot.
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 76 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 352 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.6 MB Description R. 'Cupcake' flower buds, opening flowers, and indumentum.
Title R. 'Cupcake' Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 42 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 177 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.7 MB Description R. 'Cupcake' corolla tube, calyx, and pedicel. Along with an unopened flower.
Title Cupcake Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 638, 109 KB medium 1200 x 997, 589 KB
Title Cupcake Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1152, 35 KB medium 1200 x 1800, 377 KB
Title Cupcake Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 24 KB medium 1200 x 800, 209 KB
Title Cupcake Photo By Willem Van 't Zelfde Date Taken May 26, 2013 Location Private garden (500 m high), Sauerland, Germany License Copyright, Willem Van 't Zelfde. Sizes small 574 x 378, 17 KB medium 574 x 379, 63 KB
Title Cupcake Photo By Joep Verstappen Date Taken Location private garden Budel, Netherlands License Copyright, Joep Verstappen. Sizes small