Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron redowskianum Maxim. |
Synonyms | Rhododendron saisuense Nakai |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2600m |
Description | leaves spathulate-oblanceolate, 5-15mm, ciliate, obtuse, abaxially conspicuously veined, flowers of 1-3 in racemes, calyx large, sepals linear-oblong, corolla rotate, 15mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Khabarovsk , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin ) China (Manchuria ) Eastern Asia (Korea) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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