Rhododendron 'Canobie Coocheecoo', which is a open pollinated 'Nacoochee Princess' seedling raised by Sally and John Perkins, has been determined to be a tetraploid using flow cytometry by
Dr. João Loureiro, Dr. Silvia Castro, José Cerca, and Mariana Castro
Plant Ecology and Evolution Group,
Centre for Functional Ecology,
Department of Life Sciences,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Rhododendron 'Canobie Coocheecoo' is similar in appearance to 'Nacoochee Princess'.
Rhododendron atlanticum was determined to be a tetraploid.
Summary of Ploidy Levels
Tetraploid Rhododendron atlanticum,
Tetraploid 'Canobie Coocheecoo',
Tetraploid 'Marydel',
Tetraploid 'Nacoochee Princess'
Source: John and Sally Perkins
John and Sally Perkins
