Rhododendron Number Two

We've got three rhododendrons and every year they follow a pattern in blooming:. The front one always opens first; then the one by the garage; and finally the one in the backyard. This is the middle one.

None of them produces a very deep burgundy like the one we miss, one we planted 42 years ago at the house we lived in back then. It grew to be huge and had beautifully deep-coloured flowers. The three we have now (we planted these too, about 20 years ago) are all shades of pink once they open.