Rhododendron zoelleri 'Melbourne Cup'

Seed parent R. laetum × R. 'Dr Herman Sleumer', pollen parent R. aurigerianum × R. 'Dr Herman Sleumer'

Flowers 9 per cluster, tubular to funnel-shaped, yellow with the 2 lower lobes pink.

Raised in 1990 by J.L. Rouse. Introduced Foothills Nursery, Australia in 1990 and registered in 1991 by same.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Ericaceae
genus        Rhododendron L.
species         Rhododendron zoelleri Warb.