Rhododendron plant named ‘UMNAZ 493’

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Rhododendron plant named ‘UMNAZ 493’ that is characterized by its floriferous blooming habit and an extended bloom period that begins in late May to early June in Chanhassen, Minn. and lasts for up to 6 weeks, its abundance of fragrant, double flowers that are pink in color, its upright, mounded and densely branched plant habit reaching 2.2 m in height and 1.9 m in spread, and its good cold hardiness with flower buds that are resistant to cold damage and consistently bloom even when exposed to temperatures as low as −30° F.

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