Rhododendron vireya 'Birats's Red'

Birats's Red Malaysian Rhododendron

Rich red - orange flower, often described as luminous, on an upright plant. Foliage gets very dark red with more sun. Grows to about 6 ft in 5 years and almost as wide. From a seedling collected in the wild by Rev. Cruttwell, around 1974 in Papua New Guinea and considered an affinity of R. zoelleri but quite distinct from the species. R.zoelleri aff. x R.zoelleri aff.