Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron sargentianum Rehder & E.H.Wilson |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves elliptic or ovate, 8-16mm, adaxially dark green, glabrous, abaxially light brown, scaly, flowers of 5-7, narrowly tubular, 10-16mm long |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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