Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron russatum Balf.f & Forrest |
Synonyms | Rhododendron cantabile Balf.f. & Hutch. |
Rhododendron osmerum Balf.f. & Forrest | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2500-4300m |
Description | leaves oblong-elliptic to ovate, 2-5cm, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially pale green, scaly, abaxially brown and yellow, flowers of 6-10, broadly infundibuliform |
Size | 30-80cm |
Color | dark blue, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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 ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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